Baked white meat chicken layered with corn tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, mild green chiles and cilantro casserole, baked chicken tortilla casserole

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Baked white meat chicken layered with corn tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, mild green chiles and cilantro casserole, baked chicken tortilla casserole receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0021130068326
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (250 g)

What the Data Says About

Baked white meat chicken layered with corn tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, mild green chiles and cilantro casserole, baked chicken tortilla casserole carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Baked white meat chicken layered with corn tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, mild green chiles and cilantro casserole, baked chicken tortilla casserole is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Baked white meat chicken layered with corn tortillas, cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, mild green chiles and cilantro casserole, baked chicken tortilla casserole
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cream Of Mushroom Soup
2
Whole Milk
3
Spray Dried Shortening
4
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
5
Corn Syrup Solids
6
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Mono & Diglycerides And Sodium Silicoaluminate
8
Modified Food Starch
9
Wheat Flour
10
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Mushroom
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Natural Butter Flavor
15
Milk
16
Onion Powder
17
Mushroom Flavor
18
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
19
Spice
20
Water
21
Cooked White Meat Chicken
22
Tomatoes
23
Tomato Juice
24
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
25
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
26
Yellow Corn Tortillas
27
Corn Masa Flour
28
Ground Yellow Corn Masa Flour
29
Cellulose Gum
30
Guar Gum
31
Trace Of Lime
32
To Maintain Freshness
33
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
34
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
35
Calcium Propionate And Sodium Propionate
36
Cheddar Cheese
37
Pasteurized Milk
38
Cheese Cultures
39
Non-animal Enzymes
40
Annatto Color
41
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
42
A Natural Mold Inhibitor
43
Onion
44
Green Bell Pepper
45
Green Chiles
46
Green Chile Peppers
47
Corn Starch
48
Seasoning
49
Chili Pepper
50
Onion
51
Spices Including Paprika
52
Parsley Flakes
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Herbs
55
Black Pepper
56
Red Pepper
57
Chili Powder
58
Chili Pepper And Other Spices
59
Garlic Powder
60
Antimicrobial Blend
61
Cultured Dextrose
62
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
63
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
64
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed
65
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
66
Tomato Paste
67
Jalapeno Pepper
68
Jalapeno Peppers
69
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
70
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
71
Cilantro
72
Fried Onion Powder
73
Rice Flour
74
Medium Chain Triglyceride
75
Seasoning Blend
76
Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten
77
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
78
Preservative
79
Cilantro
80
Yeast Extract
81
Spice Extractives
82
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
83
Spices
84
Dehydrated Vegetables
85
Bell Peppers
86
Celery
87
Peppers
88
Extractives Of Spice
89
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
90
Vinegar
91
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
92
Ground Cumin
93
Oregano

Full Ingredient List

Cream of mushroom soup (whole milk, spray dried shortening [coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono & diglycerides and sodium silicoaluminate], modified food starch, wheat flour, maltodextrin, salt, dehydrated mushroom, sugar, natural butter flavor [milk], onion powder, mushroom flavor, xanthan gum, spice), water, cooked white meat chicken, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), yellow corn tortillas (corn masa flour [ground yellow corn masa flour, cellulose gum and/or guar gum, trace of lime], water, to maintain freshness [fumaric acid, sorbic acid, calcium propionate and sodium propionate]), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, non-animal enzymes, annatto color, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), onion, green bell pepper, green chiles (green chile peppers, water, citric acid, salt, calcium chloride), modified corn starch, seasoning (chili pepper, dehydrated onion, spices including paprika, parsley flakes, salt, dehydrated garlic, herbs, black pepper, red pepper), chili powder (chili pepper and other spices, salt, garlic powder), antimicrobial blend (maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, sodium chloride, egg white lysozyme, nisin preparation), tomato paste, jalapeno pepper (jalapeno peppers, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), dextrose, cilantro, fried onion powder (onion powder, salt, rice flour, sugar, dextrose, medium chain triglyceride), seasoning blend (salt, hydrolyzed corn gluten, potassium sorbate [preservative], dehydrated cilantro, xanthan gum, yeast extract, spice extractives, lactic acid, cellulose gum), seasoning (spices, salt, dehydrated vegetables [onion, bell peppers, celery, peppers], dextrose, onion powder, garlic powder, citric acid, extractives of spice), salt, dried garlic, vinegar, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), ground cumin, oregano, xanthan gum.

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial