Hi Redditors! I found two different tortillas that I would like to purchase. Can someone please explain which one would be the "healthier" option? i.e. how to properly read a food label and what to look for? I understand calories, fat, protein, sodium, carbs and ingredients are important but how do you know which one outweighs the other? Your help would be truly appreciated! Here are the two labels:
[https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/la-visita-corn-tortilla/6000197657841](https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/la-visita-corn-tortilla/6000197657841)
[https://eg.alpremium.ca/products/alp-e000002399692386](https://eg.alpremium.ca/products/alp-e000002399692386)
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They are similar enough that I wouldn’t differentiate between them at all, but the second one has less sodium, so I think that gives it a slight edge. The huge distinguisher would be if one of them was whole grain instead of processed, but those tortillas don’t taste half as good.
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The main thing you want to look at are the main ingredients. If you dont recognize the first thing listed, its Probably not good. Also, the fewer ingredients, the better. If you dont recognize some of the words look them up. If they’re synthetic materials, its not good. If “flavors” is listed as an ingredient its not natural flavoring, its chemically flavored. Not good.