Restaurant Style Baja Fish Soft Taco Dinner Kit, Mild

by Old el paso

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Restaurant Style Baja Fish Soft Taco Dinner Kit, Mild by Old el paso receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0046000444642
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 TORTILLAS, 2 TSP SEASONING, 1 TSP SAUCE MIX (55 g)

What the Data Says About

Restaurant Style Baja Fish Soft Taco Dinner Kit, Mild by Old el paso 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.

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, Restaurant Style Baja Fish Soft Taco Dinner Kit, Mild 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Restaurant Style Baja Fish Soft Taco Dinner Kit, Mild
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Tortillas: Enriched Flour Bleached
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
10
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
11
Baking Powder
12
Baking Soda
13
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
14
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate
18
Preservatives
19
Monoglycerides
20
Dough Conditioner
21
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Enzymes
23
L-cysteine Hydrochloride. Seasoning: Corn Starch
24
Enriched Flour Bleached
25
Chili Pepper
26
Onion Powder
27
Spice
28
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
29
Anticaking Agent
30
Parsley Flakes
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Yeast
33
Natural Flavor
34
Ethoxyquin
ANTIOXIDANT
Approved
35
Preservative
36
. Baja Sauce Mix: Maltodextrin
37
Garlic Powder
38
Paprika
39
Corn Starch
40
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
41
Yeast Extract
42
Vinegar
43
Chipotle Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Tortillas: Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Glycerin, Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Fumaric Acid), Corn Syrup Solids. Contains Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate (Preservatives), Monoglycerides, Dough Conditioner (Salt, Wheat Starch, Enzymes), L-Cysteine Hydrochloride. Seasoning: Corn Starch, Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Chili Pepper, Onion Powder, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil. Contains Less Than 2% Of: Spice, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Parsley Flakes, Sugar, Yeast, Natural Flavor, Ethoxyquin (Preservative). Baja Sauce Mix: Maltodextrin, Sugar, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder. Contains Less Than 2% Of: Paprika, Parsley Flakes, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Spice, Yeast Extract, Dried Vinegar, Dried Chipotle Pepper, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Ethoxyquin (Preservative).

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. 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.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial