Romero's NOVA 4

Whole Grain Corn Tortillas

Whole Grain Corn Tortillas: 3.3/5 ingredient safety

Whole Grain Corn Tortillas by Romero's has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.3 out of 5, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Whole Grain Corn Tortillas, 4 of its 4 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Whole Grain Corn Tortillas sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.3 Top 93% higher than 7% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3.3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Whole Grain Corn, Water, Propionic Acid, Gum Blend, Benzoic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Enzymes, Hydrated Lime, Blue Food Coloring (water, propylene glycol, fd, c red 40, fd, c blue 1, fd, c yellow 6, citric acid)

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Whole Grain Corn Tortillas: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0021108106142
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Whole Grain Corn Tortillas above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3.3/5, Whole Grain Corn Tortillas sits behind 93% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3.3/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Whole Grain Corn Tortillas's mapped ingredients average out to 3.3/5, which is the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.