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Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells

Yellow Corn Taco Shells

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Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells healthy?

Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells scores 36/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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 Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells?

Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells lists 11 ingredients, starting with Yellow Corn Masa Flour, Palm Oil, Water, Sea Salt and Corn Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells’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 Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells?

Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells compare to other tortillas & wraps?

At 36/100 Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells scores worse than most tortillas & wraps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in tortillas & wraps is El Milagro Corn Tortillas at 99/100.

Is Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells organic?

Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells is not certified organic in our data.

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