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Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese

by Jose Ole

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073202895132 · Jose Ole · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073202895132 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese by Jose Ole scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 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 62-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 62 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

02895132 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-RARE L-cysteine Monohydrochloride PHOTO-FINISH Taquitos Chicken & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …895132 · July 2026

16 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-cysteine Monohydrochloride). Source sheet 02895132 · 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: Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour Tortillas · Nearest score peer is Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour 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 quesadillas chicken & cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mini quesadillas chicken …100/1002. Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour Tortillas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Taquitos Chicken & Cheese…100/1003. Chimichangas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chimichangas100/1004. Taquitos Chicken Cheese in Flour Tortillas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Taquitos Chicken Cheese i…100/1005. TAQUITOS CHICKEN & CHEESE IN FLOUR TORTILLAS: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. TAQUITOS CHICKEN & CHEESE…100/100
High-band neighbours for Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese (100/100) outside Jose Ole.
Chart values as text

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

Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese
100/100
Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour Tortillas
100/100
Chimichangas
100/100
Taquitos Chicken Cheese in Flour Tortillas
100/100
TAQUITOS CHICKEN & CHEESE IN FLOUR TORTILLAS
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. Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese 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

Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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: 62 (90th 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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water Cooked White Chicken Meat
9
Chicken White Meat
10
Water
11
Modified Food Starch
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Sodium Phosphate
14
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
15
Cultured Milk
16
Cream
17
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
19
Preservative
20
Artificial Color
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Enzymes
23
Monterey Jack Cheese
24
Pasteurized Milk
25
Cheese Culture
26
Stone-ground Corn Masa Flour
27
Trace Of Lime
28
Cheddar Cheese
29
Annatto Color
30
Soybean Oil
31
Green Chile Peppers
32
Green Chiles
33
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
34
Organic Onions
35
Tomato Paste
36
Garlic In Oil
37
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
38
Phosphoric Acid As An Acidifying Agent
39
Crushed Red Pepper
40
Flavorings
41
Chicken Base
42
Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices
43
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
44
Chicken Fat
45
Vegetable Extract
46
Potato
47
Carrot
48
Onion
49
Yeast Extract
50
Natural Flavors
51
Turmeric
52
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
53
Methylcellulose
54
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
55
Leavening
56
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
57
Corn Starch
58
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
59
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
60
Monocalcium Phosphate
61
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
62
Guar Gum

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water cooked white chicken meat (chicken white meat, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), pasteurized process cheddar cheese [cultured milk, water, salt, sodium phosphate, cream, sodium hexametaphosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), artificial color, lactic acid, enzymes], monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), stone-ground corn masa flour (trace of lime), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), soybean oil, green chile peppers (green chiles, citric acid), onions. contains less than 2% of: tomato paste, garlic in oil (garlic, water, soybean oil, phosphoric acid as an acidifying agent), crushed red pepper, flavorings, chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, natural sea salt, chicken fat, vegetable extract (potato, carrot, onion), yeast extract, natural flavors, and turmeric), cellulose, methylcellulose, modified food starch, calcium carbonate, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), l-cysteine monohydrochloride, guar gum, salt.

Other products containing Phosphoric Acid As An Acidifying Agent

Phosphoric Acid As An Acidifying Agent 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 Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese

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

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Mini quesadillas chicken & cheese has a longer ingredient list than 90% 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 0073202895132: 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.