Safe

Mini Tacos

by Sam’s Club

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0027086377727 · Sam’s Club. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0027086377727 · Serving size 79 g

The verdict

Mini Tacos by Sam’s Club scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Filling, Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Monterey Jack Cheese. 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 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0027086377727
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.

86377727 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mini Tacos label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 12% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Gelatin PHOTO-FINISH Chicken & Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …377727 · July 2026

5 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Gelatin). Source sheet 86377727 · 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: Chicken & Cheese Burritos · Nearest score peer is Chicken & Cheese Burritos 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. Mini Tacos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mini Tacos100/1002. Chicken & Cheese Burritos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken & Cheese Burritos100/1003. Chicken & Cheese Flautas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chicken & Cheese Flautas100/1004. Chicken and cheese burritos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken and cheese burrit…100/1005. Shredded Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Shredded Beef & Cheese Mi…100/100
High-band neighbours for Mini Tacos (100/100) outside Sam’s Club.
Chart values as text

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

Mini Tacos
100/100
Chicken & Cheese Burritos
100/100
Chicken & Cheese Flautas
100/100
Chicken and cheese burritos
100/100
Shredded Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Mini Tacos lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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: 42 (94th 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
Filling
2
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
3
Monterey Jack Cheese
4
Pasteurized Milk
5
Cheese Culture
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Microbial Enzymes
8
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Corn Starch
10
Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking
11
Natamycin A Natural Mold Inhibitor
12
Green Chiles
13
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
14
Tomatoes
15
Roasted Corn
16
Dried Vinegar
17
Jalapeño Peppers
18
Organic Onions
19
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
20
Water
21
Cilantro
22
Organic Chicken Flavor Base
23
Onion Powder
24
Chicken Fat
25
Turmeric
26
Color
27
Garlic Powder
28
Flavoring
29
Spice
30
Natural Cilantro Flavor
31
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
32
Corn Starch
33
Extractives Of Cilantro
34
Flavorings
35
Guar Gum
36
Tortilla
37
Corn Flour
38
Ground Corn
39
Value Trace Of Lime
40
Modified Food Starch
41
Soybean Oil. 10 12%
42
Milk

Full Ingredient List

filling (chicken breast with rib meat, monterey jack cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, microbial enzymes, potato starch, corn starch, cellulose to prevent caking), natamycin a natural mold inhibitor}], green chiles [green chiles, citric acid (to acidify}], tomatoes, roasted corn, corn starch, vinegar, contains 2% or less of: jalapeño peppers, onions, gelatin, water, cilantro, chicken flavor base [salt, onion powder, chicken fat, turmeric (color), garlic powder, natural flavoring, spice], cilantro flavor (dextrose, modified corn starch, extractives of cilantro], flavorings, salt, guar gum), tortilla (corn flour [ground corn, value* trace of lime], water, contains 2% or less of: salt, modified food starch), soybean oil. 10 12% contains: milk.

Other products containing Natamycin A Natural Mold Inhibitor

Natamycin A Natural Mold Inhibitor is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Mini Tacos

Neighbours outside Sam’s Club with screening scores in the same high band as Mini Tacos (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sam’s Club; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Mini Tacos has a longer ingredient list than 94% 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 0027086377727: 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.