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Good grains taco kit

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041501008706 · Mexican-dinner-mixes. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041501008706 · Serving size 2 TACO SHELLS, 1/5 PACKET SEASONING, 1/5 PACKET TACO SAUCE (52 g)

The verdict

Good grains taco kit scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 23 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 23-component label is layered, beginning with Whole Grain Blue Corn, High Oleic Canola Oil, Water. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 23 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.

01008706 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Good grains taco kit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 23 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 37% LEAD-RARE Silicon Dioxide PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …008706 · July 2026

8 of 23 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Silicon Dioxide). Source sheet 01008706 · 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

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 935 products we've scored in the Mexican-dinner-mixes category, the average safety score is 97.6/100. Good grains taco kit scores 2.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Mexican-dinner-mixes products

Good grains taco kit lists 23 ingredients on its label

23 63rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 63% of the 871 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 26 products (3%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (6%). Below this entry. 6–8: 77 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 67 products (8%). Below this entry. 10–12: 54 products (6%). Below this entry. 12–14: 46 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 53 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 45 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 53 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 50 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 46 products (5%). This entry sits in this band. 24–26: 49 products (6%). Above this entry. 26–28: 63 products (7%). Above this entry. 28–30: 49 products (6%). Above this entry. 30–32: 33 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 43 products (5%). Above this entry. 34–36: 14 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 21 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 6 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 21 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Mexican-dinner-mixes 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

871 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 23 (63rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
26 products (3%)
4–6
54 products (6%)
6–8
77 products (9%)
8–10
67 products (8%)
10–12
54 products (6%)
12–14
46 products (5%)
14–16
53 products (6%)
16–18
45 products (5%)
18–20
53 products (6%)
20–22
50 products (6%)
22–24
46 products (5%)
24–26
49 products (6%)
26–28
63 products (7%)
28–30
49 products (6%)
30–32
33 products (4%)
32–34
43 products (5%)
34–36
14 products (2%)
36–38
21 products (2%)
38–40
6 products (1%)
40 and above
21 products (2%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 871 Mexican-dinner-mixes products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Whole Grain Blue Corn
2
High Oleic Canola Oil
3
Water
4
Corn Flour
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Organic Tomato Puree
7
Tomato Paste
8
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
9
Distilled Vinegar
10
Corn Starch
11
Spices
12
Paprika
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
Green Chili Powder
15
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
16
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
17
Yellow Corn Flour
18
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
19
Organic Ancho Chili Pepper
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Yeast Extract
22
Natural Flavors
23
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Taco shells: whole grain blue corn, high oleic canola oil, water, corn flour, salt, hydrated lime. taco sauce: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, modified corn starch, spices, paprika, citric acid, green chili powder, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, onion powder. taco seasoning: yellow corn flour, maltodextrin, salt, paprika, spices, modified corn starch, ancho chili pepper, sugar, citric acid, yeast extract, natural flavors, silicon dioxide.

Other products containing Whole Grain Blue Corn

Whole Grain Blue Corn is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Mexican-dinner-mixes

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

8 of 23 parsed ingredients on Good grains taco kit match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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

Barcode 0041501008706: 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.