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Corn Tortillas
Don JulioPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0793099104048

Corn Tortillas

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • White corn flour53.8%No flag
  • Water23.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following11.5%No flag
  • Proponic acid11.5%No flag
  • Gum5.8%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E4662.9%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Benzoic acid · E2101.4%Moderate

    Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.

  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.7%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Fumaric acid · E2970.4%No flag
  • Sodium hydroxide · E5240.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Methylparaben · E218<0.1%No flag
  • Propyl paraben<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
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white corn flour, water, contains 2% or less of the following: proponic acid, guam gum, cellulose gum, benzoic acid, phosphoric acid, fumaric acid, sodium hydroxide, water, methylparaben, propyl paraben, enzymes.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 3 not assessed

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