Caution

Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso

by Totino's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0042800477224 · Totino's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0042800477224 · Serving size 6 ROLLS (85 g)

The verdict

Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso by Totino's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 64 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 64-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 64 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00477224 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 64 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Storck, werther's original, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …477224 · July 2026

16 of 64 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 00477224 · 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: Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate · Nearest score peer is Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos,…85/1002. Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Storck, werther's origina…85/1003. Rich, smooth and creamy chewy caramels: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Rich, smooth and creamy c…85/1004. Kettle Corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Kettle Corn85/1005. Butter Pecan Premium Ice Cream, Butter Pecan: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Butter Pecan Premium Ice …85/100
High-band neighbours for Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso (85/100) outside Totino's.
Chart values as text

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

Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso
85/100
Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate
85/100
Rich, smooth and creamy chewy caramels
85/100
Kettle Corn
85/100
Butter Pecan Premium Ice Cream, Butter Pecan
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso lists 64 ingredients on its label

64 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 64 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 64 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous
5
Sulfate
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
11
Milk
12
Nonfat Milk
13
Cultures
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Corn Starch
16
Natural Flavor
17
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
18
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Enzymes
20
Organic Tomato Puree
21
Tomato Paste
22
Canola Oil
23
Guajilla Enchilada Sauce
24
Crushed Tomatoes
25
Guajillo Pepper Puree
26
Roasted Onion Puree
27
Chile De Arbol Puree
28
Dried Vinegar
29
Jalapeno Pepper Puree
30
Roasted Garlic Puree
31
Chili Powder
32
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
33
Soybean Oil
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Yeast Extract
36
Spice
37
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
38
Diced Onion
39
Dried Red Bell Peppers
40
Jalapeno Pepper
41
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
42
Defatted Soy Flour
43
Cheddar Cheese
44
Cheese Cultures
45
Methylcellulose
46
Natural And Artificial Flavor
47
Onion
48
Tomato Powder
49
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
50
Cultured Milk
51
Msg
52
Disodium Phosphate
53
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
54
Color
55
Yellows 5 &6
56
Paprika Extract
57
Yellows 5 &6 Lake
58
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
59
Buttermilk Powder
60
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
61
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
62
Preservative
63
Chili Pepper
64
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous, Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Nonfat Milk, Cultures, Salt, Modified Corn Starch*, Natural Flavor*, Annatto, Vitamin A Palmitate, Enzymes), Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Canola Oil, Guajilla Enchilada Sauce (Water, Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes, Guajillo Pepper Puree, Roasted Onion Puree, Chile De Arbol Puree, Vinegar, Jalapeno Pepper Puree, Roasted Garlic Puree, Chili Powder, Sea Salt, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Yeast Extract, Spice, Xanthan Gum), Diced Onion, Red Bell Peppers. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Modified Corn Starch, Jalapeno Pepper, Sugar, Salt, Modified Whey, Defatted Soy Flour, Dried Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Methylcellulose, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Dehydrated Onion, Tomato Powder, Maltodextrin, Dried Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Yeast Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Dextrose, Spice, Color (Yellows 5 &6, Paprika Extract, Yellows 5 &6 Lake), Dehydrated Garlic, Buttermilk Powder, Citric Acid, Tbhq (Preservative), Chili Pepper, Dried Garlic.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso

Neighbours outside Totino's with screening scores in the same high band as Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Totino's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 64-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Totino'S, Stuffed Nachos, Queso, Queso's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0042800477224: 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.