Comments on: Chipotle’s flour tortillas and trans fat http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gg http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 gg Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:41:00 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=213#comment-1542 Very disappointing. It's time for ALL hydrogenated oil to be completely eliminated. None of this "0.5 grams" stuff that allows them to say "transfat free". As a nation we need to become hydrogenated free if we're going to begin to address the health issues facing us. Very disappointing. It’s time for ALL hydrogenated oil to be completely eliminated. None of this “0.5 grams” stuff that allows them to say “transfat free”. As a nation we need to become hydrogenated free if we’re going to begin to address the health issues facing us.

]]> By: Sbd166 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Sbd166 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:11:18 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=213#comment-1169 i have flour tortillas in my refrigerator right now that contain soybean oil, and it's not hydrogenated. they are cheap too. why can't chipotle serve a similar product? i have flour tortillas in my refrigerator right now that contain soybean oil, and it's not hydrogenated. they are cheap too. why can't chipotle serve a similar product?

]]> By: Make your own fresh flour tortillas | Eating Real Food http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Make your own fresh flour tortillas | Eating Real Food Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:12:18 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=213#comment-1137 [...] As a bonus, you avoid all of the weird stuff that might be lurking in commercial flour tortillas (including Chipotle’s flour tortillas). [...] [...] As a bonus, you avoid all of the weird stuff that might be lurking in commercial flour tortillas (including Chipotle’s flour tortillas). [...]

]]> By: Dave Mulder http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Dave Mulder Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:10:58 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=213#comment-104 Chipotle produces their tortillas centrally and ships them out to restaurants. They need something that will hold up through transportation. This and the actual texture and consistency of the tortilla (how flexible and soft it is) is why flour tortillas are not typically made with olive, safflower, or sunflower oil. If you'd like to make your own fresh tortillas, there are recipes out there that use vegetable oil (though a lot of vegetable oil does contain some trans fat). Some people have reported using olive oil to produce an acceptable result, but I've never actually seen it done. This is really just a characteristic of flour tortillas. Chipotle produces their tortillas centrally and ships them out to restaurants. They need something that will hold up through transportation.

This and the actual texture and consistency of the tortilla (how flexible and soft it is) is why flour tortillas are not typically made with olive, safflower, or sunflower oil.

If you’d like to make your own fresh tortillas, there are recipes out there that use vegetable oil (though a lot of vegetable oil does contain some trans fat). Some people have reported using olive oil to produce an acceptable result, but I’ve never actually seen it done.

This is really just a characteristic of flour tortillas.

]]> By: Interested Consumer http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/tough-decisions-and-chipotles-flour-tortillas/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Interested Consumer Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:51:15 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=213#comment-103 Why weren't other options considered such as Olive Oil, Safflower Oil, Or Sunflower Oil? Why weren’t other options considered such as Olive Oil, Safflower Oil, Or Sunflower Oil?

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