Safe

Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice

by Rosarita

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0044300109179 · Serving size 1 MEAL (255 g)

The verdict

Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice by Rosarita scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 50 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.

What the Data Says About Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice

Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice by Rosarita 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance, calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content, which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 25,915 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 93.3/100. Rosarita, Chicken With Verde Sauce And Rice scores 6.7 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.3/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Verde Sauce
2
Water
3
Tomatillos
4
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
5
Onions Jalapeno Peppers
6
Green Serrano Pepper Puree
7
Green Serrano Pepper
8
Dried Cane Syrup
9
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Corn Starch
11
Natural Pork Flavor
12
Mono And Diglycerides
13
Natural Flavor
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
18
Onion Powder And Garlic Powder
19
Chicken Base
20
Chicken Meat And Natural Chicken Juices
21
Chicken Fat
22
Hydrolyzed
23
Corn And Wheat Gluten
24
Soy
25
Protein
26
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
27
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
28
Yeast Extract
29
Flavoring
30
Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto
31
Garlic Puree
32
Beef Tallow
33
With Bht And Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor
34
Cilantro
35
Roasted Chicken Flavor
36
Chicken Flavor
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
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
39
Rice
40
White Meat Chicken
41
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
44
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
45
Mozzarella Cheese
46
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
47
Pasteurized Milk
48
Cultures
49
Enzymes
50
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Verde Sauce (Water, Tomatillos (Tomatillos, Citric Acid), Onions Jalapeno Peppers, Green Serrano Pepper Puree (Green Serrano Pepper, Dried Cane Syrup, Sea Salt), Modified Corn Starch, Pork Flavor (Contains Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor), Salt, Lactose, Sugar, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Onion Powder And Garlic Powder, Chicken Base (Chicken Meat And Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Hydrolyzed (Corn And Wheat Gluten, Soy) Protein, Dried Whey, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavoring, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Natural Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto), Garlic Puree, Beef Tallow (With Bht And Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor), Cilantro, Sugar, Roasted Chicken Flavor (Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Chicken Flavor (Xanthan Gum, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate), Chicken Fat, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor)), Rice (Water, Rice), White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Rice Starch), Mozzarella Cheese (Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate).

Categories

Frozen foods

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.