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Tortifina® tortilla shortening is available as a pourable shortening that provides ease-of-use and processing flexibility

Tortilla shortenings

Tortifina® shortenings

Tortifina® tortilla shortening is available as a pourable shortening that provides ease-of-use and processing flexibility. Because there’s no hauling and cutting of 50 pound cubes of solid shortening, you gain efficiency and reduce labor intensity – and possibly even some product savings. Also Tortifina® shortening can help you create a tortilla that contains 0 trans fat per serving.

Products

Descriptions

Analysis

 

Applications

Tortifina® NA Shortening

Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, Citric Acid added as a preservative

Mettler Dropping Point, F

SFC at 50F

SFC at 70F

SFC at 80F

SFC at 92F

SFC at 104F

Total Trans, %

123

 

16


14


12


10


8


3.0 max

Developed as a low trans alternative for use in flour tortillas

Tortifina® NH Shortening

Soybean Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, Citric Acid added as a preservative

Mettler Dropping Point, F

SFC at 50F

SFC at 70F

SFC at 80F

SFC at 92F

SFC at 104F

Total Trans, %

123

 

16


14


12


10


8


3.0 max

Developed as a low trans alternative for use in flour tortillas

Tortifina® Shortening

Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, TBHQ and Citric Acid added as preservatives

Mettler Dropping Point, F

SFC at 50F

SFC at 70F

SFC at 80F

SFC at 92F

SFC at 104F

Total Trans, %

123

 

16


14


12


10


8


3.0 max

Developed as a low trans alternative for use in flour tortillas

Applications

Bakery

  • Tortillas

 

Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer's responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer's product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer's product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.

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