Whole Wheat Tortillas by Ortega, B&G Foods Inc. · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Ortega, B&G Foods Inc. OBOrtega, B&G Foods Inc.
VerdictConsider avoidingWhole Wheat Tortillas
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthHigh
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1nutrition base band "low" from nutri-score
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (16)
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR53.333333333333336%—
- WATER23.333333333333332%—›
- SUGAR3.38%—›
- GLYCERIN3.38%—
- INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL3.38%—
- CONTAINS 2% and LESS3.38%—
- SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE3.38%—
- POTASSIUM BICARBONATE3.38%—
- SODIUM BICARBONATE3.2166666666666757%—
- CORN STARCH1.6083333333333343%—›
- CALCIUM SULFATE0.8041666666666671%—
- AMMONIUM GLUTAMATE0.4020833333333371%—›
- ENZYMES0.20104166666666856%—›
- Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES0.10052083333333428%—
- SALT0.05026041666666714%—›
- HYD0.050260416666674246%—
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)⚠ moderate
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WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, GLYCERIN, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM GLUTAMATE, ENZYMES, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, HYD
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall high safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.