Safe

Chicken Enchiladas

by El Monterey Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071007323508 · El Monterey Signature · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071007323508 · Serving size 1 package (291 g)

The verdict

Chicken Enchiladas by El Monterey Signature scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 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 74-component record, beginning with Chicken Enchiladas, Tortilla, Water. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 74 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

07323508 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Enchiladas label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Lean Chipotle Chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …323508 · July 2026

14 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 07323508 · 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: Lean Chipotle Chicken Bowl · Nearest score peer is Lean Chipotle Chicken Bowl 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Chicken Enchiladas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Enchiladas95/1002. Lean Chipotle Chicken Bowl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lean Chipotle Chicken Bowl95/1003. Taquitos: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Taquitos95/1004. Southwest Chipotle Chicken Burritos: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Southwest Chipotle Chicke…95/1005. Burritos: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Burritos95/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken Enchiladas (95/100) outside El Monterey Signature.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Enchiladas
95/100
Lean Chipotle Chicken Bowl
95/100
Taquitos
95/100
Southwest Chipotle Chicken Burritos
95/100
Burritos
95/100

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. Chicken Enchiladas scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Chicken Enchiladas lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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: 74 (96th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Enchiladas
2
Tortilla
3
Water
4
Corn Flour Treated With Hydrated Lime
5
Enriched Wheat Flour
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Vegetable Oil
11
Canola
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Turmeric
14
Dough Conditioners
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Guar Gum
17
Charbroiled Chicken Strips
18
Chicken Thigh Meat
19
Chicken White Meat
20
Corn Oil
21
Modified Food Starch
22
Sodium Phosphate
23
Onion
24
Corn Starch
25
Tomato Paste
26
Tomatoes
27
Enriched With Niacin
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Paprika
30
Onion
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
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
33
Spices
34
Natural Chicken Broth Flavor
35
Chicken Broth
36
Natural Flavor
37
Distilled Vinegar
38
Monterey Jack Cheese
39
Pasteurized Milk
40
Cheese Cultures
41
Enzymes
42
Milk
43
Vitamin D3 Added
44
Cooked Rice
45
Rice
46
Cream
47
Cheddar Cheese
48
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
49
Vegetable Color
50
Sour Cream
51
Cultured Milk
52
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
53
Less Than 2% Food Starch-modified
54
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
55
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
56
Locust Bean Gum
57
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
58
Preservative
59
Black Beans
60
Red Bell Pepper
61
Corn
62
Canola Oil
63
Butter
64
Chicken Base
65
Cooked Chicken With Natural Juices
66
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
67
Chicken Fat
68
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
69
Flavoring
70
Dehydrated Onion And Spice Extractives
71
Wheat Flour
72
Spice
73
Color
74
Annatto Extract Color

Full Ingredient List

Chicken enchiladas: chicken enchiladas (tortilla [water, corn flour treated with hydrated lime, enriched wheat flour {enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, wheat gluten, vegetable oil {soybean, canola and/or corn oil}, salt, turmeric, dough conditioners {yeast, sugar, guar gum, modified food starch}], charbroiled chicken strips [chicken thigh meat, chicken white meat, water, corn oil, salt, modified food starch, sodium phosphate], water, onion, modified corn starch, tomato paste [tomatoes], enriched wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], paprika, dehydrated onion, garlic [with citric acid], spices, chicken broth flavor [chicken broth, flavor, salt], distilled vinegar, monterey jack cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes]), milk: milk (vitamin d3 added), cooked rice: cooked rice (water, rice), cream, water, cheddar cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color]), monterey jack cheese: monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sour cream: sour cream (cultured milk, cream, whey, less than 2% food starch-modified, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate [preservative]), contains 2% or less: black beans, red bell pepper, corn, canola oil, butter (cream, salt), chicken base (cooked chicken with natural juices, salt, maltodextrin, chicken fat, sugar, dried whey, natural flavoring [dehydrated onion and spice extractives], turmeric), modified food starch, wheat flour, chicken broth flavor (chicken broth, flavor, salt), flavor (contains maltodextrin), garlic (garlic, water), salt, spice, turmeric (color), annatto extract color.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Enchiladas

Neighbours outside El Monterey Signature with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken Enchiladas (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within El Monterey Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Enchiladas's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Chicken Enchiladas'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 0071007323508: 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.