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Tortillas are a staple of Mexican food cuisine. Burritos, tacos, tortilla chips and enchiladas all depend on them! However, they are also relatively high in carbohydrate content and are generally made with ingredients that are more prone to spike your blood glucose levels.

But that’s where low carb tortillas come in. These more keto-friendly, low carb tortillas use slightly different ingredients to lower the total amount of carbs to support the low carb diet market.

We list and compare the best low carb tortillas to buy!

What are low carb tortillas generally made with?

While conventional tortillas are made from mostly wheat flour or corn flour, low carb tortillas generally use whole wheat flour combined with wheat gluten (protein) and high fiber ingredients.

Adding protein and fibrous components lowers the net effective carbs and glycemic load of the tortillas. In other words, it makes the low carb tortillas keto friendly.

What’s the catch?

These added ingredients affect the products’ taste and texture. Anything that departs from the traditional tortilla taste is probably going to be viewed as negative by most. However, low carb tortillas have been around for a while now and producers have iteratively improved upon their formulations over time.

Low carb flour tortillas are at a point in their evolution where they taste very similar to standard flour tortillas. That’s where the balance between the various added ingredients comes into play. And this is how the low carb tortilla brands differentiate themselves.

low carb tortillas quesadilla

Before we get to our list, some ideas.

Who out there misses the salty and crunchiness of chips and salsa, and could use something else to pair their guacamole with other than cheese crisps?

Wait, crunchy? Yep, low carb tortillas fry up very well. As a bonus, you can also choose a better-for-you frying oil, such as avocado oil, which injects a seriously rich taste via keto-friendly fats.

Or, maybe you want to BYOT to Chipotle and turn your burrito bowl into a real burrito? (No judgment!). The tortillas come in various sizes and can add some missing texture to your burrito bowl.

Are there actual corn tortillas that are low carb?

This is the only option we’ve found and we are glad we did! Now, we like to use this whole line of products religiously.

Susalia Corn and Nopal Tortillas

These have the taste of corn that we all know and love, but use nopal powder as an additional binder. Nopal is the prickly pear cactus and contains much lower carb content than corn. By using both corn and nopal, these corn tortillas are only 4g net carbs per tortilla.

That’s on par with the other tortillas below, yet this has actual corn flavor. That makes these great for street-style tacos, tostadas, corn tortilla chips and anywhere you may be missing true corn tortillas.

This stuff is truly a game changer!

The wheat ones are all very similar

At the end of the day, most of the wheat-based low carb tortillas are pretty interchangeable to us– you really can’t go wrong with any of them. If you’ve had a whole wheat tortilla before, the texture of low carb tortillas will be very similar.

They’re generally a little thicker in consistency (and some are a bit chewier) than normal flour tortillas. The good thing is since the ingredients are so similar, your choice is likely going to come down to cost, freshness, availability.

And since this is a keto and low carb-centric site, net carbs plays a significant factor.

Again, we’re hard-pressed to find major differences in taste between most brands. That’s even more true once you’ve heated up the tortilla or used it as a wrap. It’s not supposed to stand out– and that’s a good thing!

Some Serving suggestions

Tortilla/Wrap Substitute: As a wrap replacement, quesadillas, soft taco with your favorite meal…or fry them up to make these low carb tortillas chips.

Tortillas Chips: In a frying pan, heat enough Avocado Oil (it’s safe for high heat) to cover the tortillas. Cut your tortillas into triangles and fry to your desired texture, flipping at least once. These come out nice and crispy!

TIPS: We use either Chosen Foods Avocado Oil or Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil

Note: If you use coconut oil instead, it will make the chips taste a bit like coconut.

Super Lazy?? Check out our post on low carb tortilla chips you can buy ready-made here!

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Top 5 List of the Best Low Carb Tortillas on Keto

#1  Mama Lupe’s Tortillas

These are our favorite! Mama Lupe’s Low Carb Tortillas!

There is a great amount of texture, approximating a more stone-ground feel. Still, it maintains a soft and chewy bite and the taste is fantastic.

3g net carbs per tortilla (36g) [0.083 net carbs/gram]

 

Tip:  Be sure to refrigerate all of these low carb tortillas after opening. They last a couple of months refrigerated but only a couple weeks at room temperature. You can freeze them for up to 6 months as well.

#2  La Tortilla Factory Low Carb Tortillas

These are very similar in nutrition to Mama Lupe’s low carb tortillas. If we can’t find Mama Lupe’s for whatever reason, we will pick up so La Tortilla Factory Low Carb Tortillas.

They have a great taste and texture as well– definitely a solid second choice.

3g net carbs per tortilla (36g) [0.083 net carbs/gram]

#3  Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco Flour Tortilla

Mission makes really soft flour tortillas and this variety is no different. When they sought out to make low carb tortillas Mission wanted to keep that soft texture. And they succeeded.

What makes Mission low carb tortillas keto friendly is that Mission Carb Balance tortillas are only 6g net carbs compared to around 23g net carbs for the regular version.

However, they still maintain that “whiteness” in the flour compared to our other more whole wheat options, which are more brown in color. That makes these a little more appealing in our opinion. They are also closest in texture that we have found to standard flour tortillas.

6g net carbs per tortilla (42g) [ 0.143 net carbs/gram]

#4  La Banderita Carb Counter Wraps

The tortillas from La Banderita are bigger, so are nice for things like quesadillas and to use as a burrito or sandwich wrapper. They are technically marketed as wraps, but definitely can be used as tortillas as well. The texture is just a little flatter compared to a stone ground feel.

5g net carbs per 1 tortilla (45g) [0.111 net carbs/gram]

#5  TUMAROS Whole Wheat Wraps

The Tumaro’s brand caters specifically to the low carb market and these wraps are great as a sandwich bread replacement. Again, these are flatter and more wrap-like but waill still work for things like burritos.

Bonus: COMES IN LOTS OF FLAVORS (but note: carb counts vary by flavor)!

6g net carbs per tortilla (40g) [0.15 net carbs/gram]

Have you tried any of the low carb tortillas on our list? Any local brands we should know about?

Let us know in the comments section below!