Safe

Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese

by Jose Ole

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073202510110 · Jose Ole · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073202510110 · Serving size 85g

The verdict

Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese by Jose Ole scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 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 57-component record, beginning with Ground Beef, Water, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese. 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 57 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

02510110 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 29% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Mini Tacos Beef · ±0 BOOK-OFF …510110 · July 2026

15 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 02510110 · 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: Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese in Corn Tortillas · Nearest score peer is Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese in Corn Tortillas 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese95/1002. Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese in Corn Tortillas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese …95/1003. Burrito Beef & cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Burrito Beef & cheese95/1004. Taquitos Beef in Corn Tortillas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Taquitos Beef in Corn Tor…95/1005. Chimichanga: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chimichanga95/100
High-band neighbours for Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese (95/100) outside Jose Ole.
Chart values as text

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

Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese
95/100
Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese in Corn Tortillas
95/100
Burrito Beef & cheese
95/100
Taquitos Beef in Corn Tortillas
95/100
Chimichanga
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese scores 6.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 88.9/100), 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 Sandwiches products

Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 71st percentile a longer ingredient list than 71% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches 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

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (71st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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44 products (4%)
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26 products (2%)
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56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ground Beef
2
Water
3
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
4
Cultured Milk
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Sodium Phosphate
7
Cream
8
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
9
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
10
Color Added
11
Carotenal
12
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
13
Enzymes
14
Organic Onions
15
Tomato Paste
16
Beef Base
17
Roasted Beef
18
Dried Beef Stock
19
Hydrolyzed Corn And Wheat Gluten
20
Soy Protein
21
Beef Fat
22
Corn Syrup Solids
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Flavorings
25
Yeast Extract
26
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Modified Food Starch
28
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
29
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
30
Green Chiles
31
Dehydrated Chopped Garlic
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Soybean Oil
34
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
35
Textured Vegetable Proteins
36
Soy Flour
37
Enriched Wheat Flour
38
Wheat Flour
39
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Reduced Iron
41
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
44
Seasoning Blend
45
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
46
Spice
47
Turmeric
48
Methylcellulose
49
Flavor Enhancer
50
Yeast
51
Dried Vinegar
52
Stone Ground Corn Masa Flour
53
Trace Of Lime
54
Vegetable Oil
55
Milk
56
Soy
57
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

GROUND BEEF, WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CREAM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID, COLOR ADDED (CAROTENAL, LACTIC ACID, ENZYMES)), ONIONS, TOMATO PASTE, BEEF BASE (ROASTED BEEF, CONCENTRATED BEEF STOCK, SALT, HYDROLYZED CORN AND WHEAT GLUTEN AND/OR SOY PROTEIN, BEEF FAT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, FLAVORINGS, YEAST EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), GREEN CHILES, CHOPPED GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PHOSPHORIC ACID), TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEINS (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), SEASONING BLEND (SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICE, TURMERIC, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, METHYLCELLULOSE, FLAVOR ENHANCER, YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT), SPICE, VINEGAR, STONE GROUND CORN MASA FLOUR (WITH TRACE OF LIME), WATER, VEGETABLE OIL, MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

Other products containing Textured Vegetable Proteins

Textured Vegetable Proteins is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Sandwiches

High-score cross-brand comparables for Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese

Neighbours outside Jose Ole with screening scores in the same high band as Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jose Ole; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Mini Tacos Beef & Cheese'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 0073202510110: 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.