Nomi
UPF Food Scanner
Know what’s really in your food
Get the free app
Yes — Old El Paso 8 Regular Whole Wheat Tortillas is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), and stabiliser (glycerol). These additives and industrial ingredients place the tortillas in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other breads & wraps Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Plain Breadsticks
ASDA
Not UPF
Taste the Difference Luxury Sourdough Crumpets
Taste the difference, Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Stonebaked Ciabatta
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Hovis Granary
Hovis
Not UPF
Rye & Wheat Sourdough
Waitrose
Not UPF
Croissants
Tesco
Not UPF
Ciabatta Roll
Tesco
Not UPF
Sainsburys White Sourdough Bloomer
Sainsbury’s sourdough bloomer
Not UPF
wildfarmed sliced white
wildfarmed
Not UPF
Multiseed Loaf
Sainsbury's Taste The Difference
Not UPF
Yes — Old El Paso 8 Regular Whole Wheat Tortillas by Old el paso is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), and stabiliser (glycerol). These additives and industrial ingredients place the tortillas in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Old El Paso 8 Regular Whole Wheat Tortillas as ultra-processed markers: glycerol (stabiliser), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, dextrose. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Organic Piadina 4 Wholeblend Flatbreads with Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Crosta & Mollica, Durum wheat flatbreads by crosta & mollica, Piadina by Crosta & Mollica. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.
This page was shared from Nomi, the free app that tells you instantly whether any food is ultra-processed.
Free download · No subscription needed to start scanning
Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.
