Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour

Name: Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour
Brand: Maseca

48Okay

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic6 ppbof 10 ppb

60% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour healthy?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour scores 48/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour lists 3 ingredients, starting with Corn, Lime and Calcium Propionate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour compare to other baking ingredients?

At 48/100 Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour lands mid-scale — below the typical score in baking ingredients, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 5 lb at 100/100.

Is Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour organic?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour is not certified organic in our data.

Has Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.