Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb

Name: Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb
Brand: Maseca

75Clean

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 · 2

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Common questions

Is Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb healthy?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb scores 75/100 on Tallow — our clean 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, 4 lb?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb lists 2 ingredients, starting with Corn Treated With Hydrated Lime and Folic Acid. 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, 4 lb contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb’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, 4 lb?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb compare to other baking ingredients?

At 75/100 Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb sits in our top band, among the better baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb organic?

Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb is not certified organic in our data.

Has Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb been lab tested?

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

Does Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Maseca Gluten Free Instant Corn Masa Flour, 4 lb. That reading is under its limit. It also tested for lead, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.