La Banderita Sabrosisimas Flour Tortillas: Labelgrade C+ (65/100)

The short answer

La Banderita Sabrosisimas Flour Tortillas delivers 3g of protein and 130 calories per 1 TORTILLA (USDA FDC 2020028). Per 100g that’s 7.3g of protein; per oz, 2.1g. The Labelgrade is C+ (65 / 100): Low sugar load and high sodium per 100g.

Why this Labelgrade

How it compares

What “Sabrosisimas / caseras” actually means on the label

“Sabrosisimas” translates loosely to “very tasty,” and “caseras” means “homestyle” — and unusually for marketing copy, the ingredient list backs the framing up. Two entries explain the flavor: malted barley flour (which adds a faint malty sweetness and helps browning) and molasses down in the 2%-or-less section, which is why these read a touch sweeter and more golden than a plain white flour tortilla. That’s the homestyle character you’re paying for; it’s a flavor decision, not a nutrition upgrade.

It’s worth being clear-eyed about the base, though: the flour is enriched bleached wheat flour, and the fat is a vegetable shortening listed as partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils. The label also carries 0.5g of trans fat per tortilla — small, but the kind of number that rounds toward “limit it” rather than “ignore it.” None of this is alarming for an occasional tortilla; it’s just the honest reason a tasty, homestyle refined-flour tortilla still lands at C+ and not higher.

Where it actually beats the other flour tortillas — and where corn still wins

The one genuine edge La Banderita Sabrosisimas holds over a default flour tortilla is sodium: 280mg per tortilla versus 420mg for Mission’s standard flour tortilla. That’s a meaningful gap — roughly a third less salt in the wrapper — and it’s the main reason this product grades C+ where Mission grades C. If you’ve already decided you want a soft flour tortilla, the lower-sodium one is the smarter default, full stop.

But “the best of the flour tortillas” is still a category that tops out at C+. The fiber is 1g and the protein is 3g either way, and corn tortillas out-grade the whole flour shelf: Guerrero White Corn comes in at B+ (80/100) with a fraction of the sodium, no hydrogenated oil, and a naturally gluten-free, short ingredient list. The honest hierarchy for the wrapper is: corn first; if you want flour, pick the lower-sodium one like this; and put the real protein and fiber in the filling regardless.

Scope

This page covers La Banderita Sabrosisimas Flour Tortillas (14.5 oz/410 g), UPC 027331011444, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 2020028. La Banderita sells multiple variants in this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros and Labelgrade scores. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always cross-reference the actual package label, especially if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.

Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS OR CORN OIL OR PALM OIL), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, BAKING POWDER, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUM BLEND, SORBIC ACID, MOLASSES, YEAST, FUMARIC ACID, SUGAR, DOUGH RELAXER (SODIUM METABISULFITE, CORN STARCH, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE).

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Scope: This page applies specifically to Sabrosisimas Flour Tortillas (14.5 oz/410 g) · UPC 027331011444. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.