Safe

Chicken & Cheese Flautas

by Don Miguel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0027086387634 · Don Miguel · Frozen-entrees. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0027086387634 · Serving size 2 flautas (142 g)

The verdict

Chicken & Cheese Flautas by Don Miguel scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 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 70-component record, beginning with Filling, Chicken Leg Meat, Cheddar 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 70 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

86387634 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken & Cheese Flautas label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Hydrolyzed vegetable protein PHOTO-FINISH Mini Tacos · ±0 BOOK-OFF …387634 · July 2026

19 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Hydrolyzed vegetable protein). Source sheet 86387634 · 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: Mini Tacos · Nearest score peer is Mini Tacos 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Chicken & Cheese Flautas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken & Cheese Flautas100/1002. Mini Tacos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mini Tacos100/1003. Mini Tacos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mini Tacos100/1004. Enriched Buns: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Enriched Buns100/1005. Fruit cup: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fruit cup100/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken & Cheese Flautas (100/100) outside Don Miguel.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken & Cheese Flautas
100/100
Mini Tacos
100/100
Mini Tacos
100/100
Enriched Buns
100/100
Fruit cup
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chicken & Cheese Flautas lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 70 (99th 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 Leg Meat
3
Cheddar Cheese
4
Pasteurized Milk
5
Cheese Culture
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Microbial Enzymes
8
Annatto Or Beta Carotene
9
Color
10
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Corn Starch
12
Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking
13
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
14
Natural Mold Inhibitor
15
Green Chile Peppers
16
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
17
Water
18
Modified Food Stairch
19
Tomatillos Tomatillos
20
Organic Onions
21
Seasoning Blend
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
24
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
25
Safflower Oil
26
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Flavoring
31
Yeast Extract
32
Natural Flavor
33
Spices
34
Oregano
35
Chicken Broth
36
Yeast
37
Defatted Soy Flouri
38
Textured Wheat Protein
39
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
40
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate
42
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
43
Mixed Tocopherols
44
Fire Roasted Green Chile Peppers
45
Jalapeño Peppers
46
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
47
Acidulant
48
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
49
Firming
50
Or Less Of Vinegar
51
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
52
Oats
53
Guar Gum
54
Tortilla
55
Bleached Wheat Flour Enriched
56
Bleached Wheat Flour
57
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Reduced Iron
59
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
60
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
62
Soybean Oil
63
Corn Flour
64
Ground Corn
65
Trace Of Lime
66
Sauce
67
Modified Food Starch
68
Milk
69
Soy
70
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

FILLING (CHICKEN LEG MEAT, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO OR BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), (POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)], GREEN CHILE PEPPERS [GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID [TO ACIDIFY]T, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STAIRCH, TOMATILLOS TOMATILLOS, CITRIC ACID [TO ACIDIFY]], ONIONS, SEASONING BLEND (SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SAFFLOWER OIL, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, LACTIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM GUANYLATE), SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORING (YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT), SPICES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF OREGANO, CHICKEN BROTH, DRIED YEAST, DEFATTED SOY FLOURI, TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH, TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), FIRE ROASTED GREEN CHILE PEPPERS [GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID {TO ACIDIFY]], JALAPEÑO PEPPERS (JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID (ACIDULANT), WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING}], CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF VINEGAR, GELATIN, OATS, GUAR GUM), TORTILLA (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN FLOUR [GROUND CORN, TRACE OF LIME), SALT, GUAR GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, SAUCE (WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

Other products containing Fire Roasted Green Chile Peppers

Fire Roasted Green Chile Peppers is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen-entrees

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken & Cheese Flautas

Neighbours outside Don Miguel with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken & Cheese Flautas (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Don Miguel; these peers cross brands.

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Chicken & Cheese Flautas has a longer ingredient list than 99% 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 0027086387634: 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.