Safe

Quesadilla Kit

by Taco Bell

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021000083503 · Taco Bell. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021000083503 · Serving size 1 quesadilla (123 g)

The verdict

Quesadilla Kit by Taco Bell scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 55 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 55-component record, beginning with Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 55 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0021000083503
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00083503 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Quesadilla Kit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 55 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE L-cysteine PHOTO-FINISH Smoky Hickory Bacon · ±0 BOOK-OFF …083503 · July 2026

19 of 55 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-cysteine). Source sheet 00083503 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Smoky Hickory Bacon Flavored Aioli · Nearest score peer is Smoky Hickory Bacon Flavored Aioli at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Quesadilla Kit: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Quesadilla Kit100/1002. Smoky Hickory Bacon Flavored Aioli: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Smoky Hickory Bacon Flavo…100/1003. Gluten free deluxe Mac & cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gluten free deluxe Mac & …100/1004. Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip100/1005. Shells and cheese gluten free: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Shells and cheese gluten …100/100
High-band neighbours for Quesadilla Kit (100/100) outside Taco Bell.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Quesadilla Kit
100/100
Smoky Hickory Bacon Flavored Aioli
100/100
Gluten free deluxe Mac & cheese
100/100
Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip
100/100
Shells and cheese gluten free
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Quesadilla Kit lists 55 ingredients on its label

55 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 55 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Malted Barley Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Corn Syrup Solids
10
Vegetable Shortening
11
Soybean Oil
12
Glycerine
13
Or Less Of Salt
14
Leavening
15
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
16
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
17
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
18
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
20
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Cheese Sauce
22
Cheddar Cheese
23
Milk
24
Cheese Culture
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Enzymes
27
Canola Oil
28
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Milk Protein Concentrate
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Sodium Alginate
33
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Oleoresin Paprika Color
35
Annatto Extract
36
Chipotle Seasoning
37
Chipotle Chili Pepper
38
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Spices
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Modified Food Starch
42
Chipotle Chili Pepper Puree
43
Garlic Juice
44
Onion
45
Chipotle Chili Peppers
46
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
47
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
49
Dried Red Bell Peppers
50
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
51
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
52
Extractives Of Paprika
53
Natural Smoke Flavor
54
Natural Flavor
55
Calcium Disodium Edta

Full Ingredient List

bleached enriched wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, corn syrup solids, vegetable shortening, soybean oil, glycerine, contains 2% or less of salt, leavening, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, L-cysteine, cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, canola oil, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, milk, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid, oleoresin paprika color, cheese culture, annatto extract, chipotle seasoning, chipotle chili pepper, whey, spices, garlic, modified food starch, garlic, chipotle chili pepper puree, whey, spices, garlic juice, onion, chipotle chili peppers, xanthan gum, citric acid, phosphoric acid, red bell peppers, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, extractives of paprika, natural smoke flavor, natural flavor, sorbic acid, calcium disodium EDTA

Other products containing Chipotle Chili Pepper Puree

Chipotle Chili Pepper Puree is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Quesadilla Kit

Neighbours outside Taco Bell with screening scores in the same high band as Quesadilla Kit (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Taco Bell; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Quesadilla Kit has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0021000083503: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.