Chipotle Is Testing Tortillas That Feature ONLY 4 Ingredients

It seems everyone’s trying to go healthier these days. In an effort to make the menu a little more wholesome, Chipotle is aiming to reduce the number of ingredients in its tortillas down to four, reports the New York Times.

While most homemade tortillas usually consist of these many ingredients, the quick-service-restaurant offers ones that have a few extra. This includes fumaric acid, sodium metabisulfite, sorbic acid and many others.

The problem is, Chipotle goes through about 800,000 tortillas a day. This number is sure to grow as the chain is growing every year. So producing that massive number of tortillas could be a pretty big concern.

Working with the crew at Bread Lab, they developed a tortilla that only requires four: flour, water, oil and salt. However, the dough requires a fermentation process that’s a bit time-consuming. Can’t have that at a QSR.

Nonetheless, the plan is to test the tortillas at small restaurants in select regions. If successful, they’ll begin to test them at more restaurants.

Chipotle’s current tortillas boast about 11 different ingredients.