Mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese quesadillas flour tortillas, mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese

by El Monterey

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese quesadillas flour tortillas, mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese by El Monterey 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
0071007668128
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 quesadilla (113 g)

What the Data Says About

Mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese quesadillas flour tortillas, mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese by El Monterey 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, Mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese quesadillas flour tortillas, mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese 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 Mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese quesadillas flour tortillas, mexican grill charbroiled chicken & monterey jack cheese
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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Flour Tortilla Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Enriched With Niacin
3
Reduced Iron
4
Thiamin Mononitrate
5
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Water
8
Vegetable Oil
9
Soybean
10
Canola
11
Palm
12
Corn Oil
13
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Yeast
17
Guar Gum
18
Charbroiled Chicken Breast Charbroiled Seasoned Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
19
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
20
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Natural Flavors
22
Chili Pepper
23
Monterey Jack Cheese Monterey Jack Cheese
24
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
25
Enzymes
26
Monterey Jack Cheese With Peppers Monterey Jack Cheese With Peppers
27
Pasteurized Milk
28
Jalapeno Peppers
29
Cheese Cultures
30
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
32
Green Chili
33
With Citric Acid
34
Red Bell Pepper
35
Tomato
36
With Juice
37
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
38
Or Less Modified Corn Starch
39
Onion
40
Jalapeno Puree
41
Tomato Paste
42
Tomatoes
43
Granulated Garlic
44
Spice

Full Ingredient List

Flour tortilla enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola, palm and/or corn oil), wheat gluten, sugar, salt, yeast, guar gum), charbroiled chicken breast charbroiled seasoned chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, potato starch, salt, natural flavors, chili pepper), monterey jack cheese monterey jack cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), monterey jack cheese with peppers monterey jack cheese with peppers (pasteurized milk, jalapeno peppers, cheese cultures, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride, enzymes), water, green chili (with citric acid), red bell pepper, tomato (with juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), contains 2% or less modified corn starch, dehydrated onion, jalapeno puree (jalapeno peppers, salt, acetic acid), salt, tomato paste (tomatoes), granulated garlic, chili pepper, spice.

Categories

Frozen foods

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