Concern

Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch

by Jose Ole, Windsor Quality Food Company Ltd.

Scores 50/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis - 2 flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0073202893565 · Serving size 3 TAQUITOS (85 g)

The verdict

Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch by Jose Ole, Windsor Quality Food Company Ltd. scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
flagged ingredients of 53 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.

What the Data Says About Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch

Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch by Jose Ole, Windsor Quality Food Company Ltd. carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product, components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch 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 D 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 Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 25,915 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 93.3/100. Jose ole, mextremes, coated corn taquitos, buffalo style ranch scores 43.3 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 93.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Taquito: Ground Corn Masa Flour
2
With Trace Of Lime
3
Water
4
Cooked Chicken
5
Chicken
6
Modified Food Starch
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Sodium Phosphate
9
Green Chile Peppers
10
Green Chiles
11
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
12
Organic Onions
13
Chicken Flavor
14
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
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Chicken Fat
17
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
18
Vegetable Stock
19
Carrot
20
Onion
21
Chlery
22
Flavors And Turmeric
23
Seasoning
24
Spices
25
Garlic Powder
26
Onion Powder
27
Paprika
28
Textured Vegetable Protien
29
Soy Flour
30
Alpha Cellulose
31
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
32
Vinegar
33
Wheat Flour. Coated With: Dry Cayenne Pepper Sauce
34
Aged Cayenne Red Pepper
35
Distilled Vinegar
36
Buttermilk
37
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
38
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
39
Nonfat Dry Milk
40
Sour Cream
41
Cream
42
Nonfat Milk
43
Cultures
44
Natural Flavors
45
Milk
46
Onoinpowder
47
Yeast Extract
48
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
49
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
50
Coloring
51
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
53
Citric Acid. Prefried In Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Chicken taquito: ground corn masa flour (with trace of lime), water, cooked chicken (chicken, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), contains less than 2% of: green chile peppers (green chiles, citric acid), onions, chicken flavor (salt, maltodextrin, sugar, chicken fat, whey, vegetable stock [carrot, onion, chlery], flavors and turmeric), seasoning (salt, spices, garlic powder, onion powder , paprika), modified food starch, textured vegetable protien (soy flour), alpha cellulose, calcium carbonate, vinegar, wheat flour. coated with: dry cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red pepper, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder), maltodextrin, buttermilk, salt, whey, sodium diacetate, dextrose, nonfat dry milk, spices, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), natural flavors (contains milk), onoinpowder, garlic powder, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, coloring (red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake), citric acid. prefried in vegetable oil.

Categories

Frozen foods

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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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Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.