Gruma · Mexican Dinner Mixes
Life Balance Soft Taco Wheat Tortillas
One tortilla (42g) serving of Life Balance Soft Taco Wheat Tortillas by Gruma has 130 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 270mg of sodium, as submitted by Mission Foods Inc to USDA (FoodData Central 2489553, record updated Sep 29, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2489553, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Mission Foods Inc submitted to USDA, for the declared 42g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 073731071137
- Category
- Mexican Dinner Mixes
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other mexican dinner mixes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 74% of the 1,518 mexican dinner mixes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 66% of them.
Where the calories come from: 62% carbohydrate, 25% fat and 13% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among mexican dinner mixes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 2.4 g | 0.6 g | 74% |
| Sodium | 643 mg | 532 mg | 66% |
| Protein | 9.5 g | 7.1 g | 85% |
| Calories | 310 | 286 | 73% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,518 products, one per barcode.
Other tortillas in this aisle
995 of the 1,518 mexican dinner mixes products are named tortillas. Per 100 g their median is 282 calories, 536 mg of sodium and 7 g of protein; 660 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Burrito Style Tortillas TOPS | 514 mg | 286 |
| Burrito Tortillas PICS | 514 mg | 286 |
| Flour Large Tortillas ALASKA GRAINS TORTILLA COMPANY | 514 mg | 311 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "tortillas", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE (WHEAT GLUTEN, LACTIC ACID, SULFITE), SALT, VITAMIN MIX (VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTIN, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, SELENIUM AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, MOLYBDENUM AMINO ACID CHELATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, PHYTONADIONE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, CALCIUM DPANTOTHENATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER SULFATE, CHROMIUM AMINO ACID CHELATE, CHOLECALCIFEROL, MALTODEXTRIN), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), FUMARIC ACID, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, WHEAT STARCH, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ANTIOXIDANTS (MIXED NATURAL TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ASCORBIC ACID), CELLULOSE GUM, FLAXSEED, GLUCOSE SYRUP SOLIDS, ALGAL OIL, MODIFIED STARCH, MANNITOL, SODIUM ASCORBATE, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, GLYCEROL MONO- AND DISTEARATE, SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID AND/OR CITRIC ACID), CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM METABISULFITE.
The statement lists 31 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Sep 29, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Mission Foods Inc submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2489553).
More Gruma mexican dinner mixes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruma, Mission, Fajita Flour Tortillas | 306 | 0 g | 861 mg |
| Burrito Flour Tortillas | 300 | 1.43 g | 757 mg |
| Pepito Style Corn Tortillas | 220 | 4 g | 20 mg |
| Tostadas | 469 | 3.12 g | 656 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Gruma Life Balance Soft Taco Wheat Tortillas?
130 per 1 tortilla (42g) serving, and 310 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Gruma Life Balance Soft Taco Wheat Tortillas?
270mg per serving (12% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Mission Foods Inc submitted to USDA, last updated Sep 29, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov