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Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle

by Herdez

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072878126687 · Herdez · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072878126687 · Serving size 1 BOWL (283 g)

The verdict

Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle by Herdez scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Cooked Rice, Water, Rice. 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 51 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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

78126687 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 20% LEAD-RARE Torula yeast PHOTO-FINISH Tassos, roasted red · ±0 BOOK-OFF …126687 · July 2026

7 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Torula yeast). Source sheet 78126687 · 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: Tassos, roasted red pepper & cheese spread · Nearest score peer is Tassos, roasted red pepper & cheese spread 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. Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Herdez, cocina mexicana b…100/1002. Tassos, roasted red pepper & cheese spread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tassos, roasted red peppe…100/1003. Cilantro Lime: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cilantro Lime100/1004. Aromatic Cocktail Onions: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Aromatic Cocktail Onions100/1005. Cocktail Onions: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cocktail Onions100/100
High-band neighbours for Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle (100/100) outside Herdez.
Chart values as text

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

Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle
100/100
Tassos, roasted red pepper & cheese spread
100/100
Cilantro Lime
100/100
Aromatic Cocktail Onions
100/100
Cocktail Onions
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. Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle 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

Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 80th percentile a longer ingredient list than 80% 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: 51 (80th 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
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
Rice
4
Tomatoes
5
Tomato Juice
6
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
7
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
8
Tomato Paste
9
Corn
10
Green Bell Peppers
11
Dried Red Bell Peppers
12
Celery
13
Green Peas
14
Modified Food Starch
15
Chicken Broth Flavor Mix
16
Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten
17
Soy Protein And Wheat Gluten
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
21
Chicken Meat
22
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
23
Soy Flour
24
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean & Cottonseed Oil
25
Flavorings Including Paprika
26
Dried Vinegar
27
Natural Cilantro Flavor
28
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
29
Corn Starch
30
Extractives Of Cilantro
31
Soybean Oil
32
Onion
33
Cilantro
34
Yeast Extract
35
Dark Meat Chicken
36
Chipotle Chile Base
37
Chile Peppers
38
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
39
Spices
40
Paprika
41
Smoke Flavoring
42
Organic Onions
43
Chipotle Puree
44
Chipotle Jalapeno
45
Dried Red Chile
46
Onion Powder
47
Garlic Powder
48
Cilatro
49
Flavoring
50
Guar Gum
51
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate

Full Ingredient List

Spanish rice: cooked rice (water, rice), water, tomatoes (tomatoes,tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), tomato paste, corn, contains 2% or less of: green bell peppers, red bell peppers, celery, green peas, modified food starch, chicken broth flavor mix (hydrolyzed corn gluten, soy protein and wheat gluten, salt, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, dried chicken meat, torula yeast, soy flour, partially hydrogenated soybean & cottonseed oil), flavorings including paprika, vinegar, cilantro flavor (dextrose, modified corn starch, extractives of cilantro), soybean oil, dehydrated onion, cilantro, yeast extract, salt. fill: dark meat chicken, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), water, chipotle chile base (chile peppers , dried onion and garlic, salt, yeast extract, spices, paprika, citric acid, natural smoke flavoring), onions, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, chipotle puree (water, vinegar, chipotle jalapeno, tomato paste, salt, dried red chile, spices, onion powder, garlic powder), vinegar, cilatro, flavoring, sugar, guar gum, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate

Other products containing Chicken Broth Flavor Mix

Chicken Broth Flavor Mix is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle

Neighbours outside Herdez with screening scores in the same high band as Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Herdez; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Herdez, cocina mexicana bowl, chicken chipotle has a longer ingredient list than 80% 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 0072878126687: 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.