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Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole

by Rosarita

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0044300109209 · Rosarita · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0044300109209 · Serving size 1 MEAL (255 g)

The verdict

Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole by Rosarita scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 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 47-component record, beginning with Tortilla Casserole Sauce, Tomatillos, Citric Acid. 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 47 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00109209 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 26% LEAD-RARE Isolated soy protein PHOTO-FINISH Sweet & Sour · ±0 BOOK-OFF …109209 · July 2026

9 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Isolated soy protein). Source sheet 00109209 · 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: Sweet & Sour Sauce · Nearest score peer is Sweet & Sour Sauce 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.

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. Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Rosarita, Chicken Tortill…100/1002. Sweet & Sour Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sweet & Sour Sauce100/1003. TERIYAKI SAUCE: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. TERIYAKI SAUCE100/1004. Yum Yum Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Yum Yum Sauce100/1005. LA CHOY Chow Mein Beef Bi Pak, 42 OZ: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. LA CHOY Chow Mein Beef Bi…100/100
High-band neighbours for Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole (100/100) outside Rosarita.
Chart values as text

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

Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole
100/100
Sweet & Sour Sauce
100/100
TERIYAKI SAUCE
100/100
Yum Yum Sauce
100/100
LA CHOY Chow Mein Beef Bi Pak, 42 OZ
100/100

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. Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 74th percentile a longer ingredient list than 74% 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

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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (74th 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

1
Tortilla Casserole Sauce
2
Tomatillos
3
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
4
Tomatoes
5
Tomato Juice
6
Calcium Chloride And Citric Acid
7
Water
8
Organic Onions
9
Jalapeno Peppers
10
Dried Vinegar
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Soybean Oil
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Chicken Base
15
Chicken Meat And Natural Chicken Juices
16
Chicken Fat
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Hydrolyzed
19
Corn And Wheat Gluten
20
Soy
21
Protein
22
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
23
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
24
Yeast Extract
25
Flavoring
26
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
27
Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto
28
Corn Starch
29
Spice
30
Evaporated Cane Syrup
31
White Meat Chicken
32
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
35
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
36
Tortilla Strips
37
Corn Masa Flour
38
Sunflower Oil
39
Trace Of Lime
40
Diced Tomatoes
41
Mozzarella Cheese
42
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk
44
Cultures
45
Enzymes
46
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
47
Whole Kernel Corn

Full Ingredient List

Tortilla Casserole Sauce (Tomatillos [ Tomatillos, Citric Acid], Tomatoes [ Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Calcium Chloride And Citric Acid], Water, Onions, Jalapeno Peppers [ Jalapeno Peppers, Vinegar, Salt], Tomatoes, Soybean Oil, Garlic, 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], Modified Corn Starch, Spice, Evaporated Cane Syrup), White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Rice Starch), Tortilla Strips (Corn Masa Flour, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Trace Of Lime), Diced Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese (Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese [ Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Whey Protein Concentrate), Whole Kernel Corn.

Other products containing Chicken Meat And Natural Chicken Juices

Chicken Meat And Natural Chicken Juices is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 25 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Neighbours outside Rosarita with screening scores in the same high band as Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Rosarita; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Rosarita, Chicken Tortilla Casserole has a longer ingredient list than 74% of its Frozen foods category 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 0044300109209: 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.