Safe

Chimichanga

by Jose Ole

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073202899369 · Jose Ole · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073202899369 · Serving size 1 CHIMICHANGA (142 g)

The verdict

Chimichanga by Jose Ole scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 66 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 66-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached 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 66 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

02899369 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chimichanga label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 66 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-RARE Autolyzed yeast extract PHOTO-FINISH Chimichangas · ±0 BOOK-OFF …899369 · July 2026

15 of 66 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Autolyzed yeast extract). Source sheet 02899369 · 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: Chimichangas · Nearest score peer is Chimichangas 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Chimichanga: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chimichanga100/1002. Chimichangas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chimichangas100/1003. Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour Tortillas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Taquitos Chicken & Cheese…100/1004. 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 Chimichanga (100/100) outside Jose Ole.
Chart values as text

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

Chimichanga
100/100
Chimichangas
100/100
Taquitos Chicken & Cheese in Flour Tortillas
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. Chimichanga 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

Chimichanga lists 66 ingredients on its label

66 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% 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: 66 (93rd 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 Bleached 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
9
Soybean Oil
10
Corn Flour
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Dough Conditioner
14
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
15
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
16
Guar Gum
17
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
18
Leavening
19
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
20
Corn Starch
21
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
22
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
23
Monocalcium Phosphate
24
Cooked Chicken Meat
25
White Chicken Meat
26
Modified Food Starch
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
Long Grain Enriched Rice
29
Long Grain Parboiled Rice
30
Iron
31
Cheddar Cheese
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Cheese Cultures
34
Enzymes
35
Annatto Color
36
Green Chile Peppers
37
Green Chiles
38
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
39
Monterey Jack Cheese
40
Organic Onions
41
Jalapeno Peppers
42
Jalapenos
43
Dried Vinegar
44
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
45
Chicken Flavor
46
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
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Chicken Fat
49
Whey Vegetable Stock
50
Carrot
51
Onion
52
Celery
53
Natural Flavors
54
Turmeric
55
Roast Chicken Flavor
56
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
57
Seasoning Blend
58
Chili Pepper
59
Spices
60
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
61
Oregano
62
Garlic Powder
63
Onion Powder
64
Crushed Red Peppers
65
Paprika
66
Tricalcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Tortilla: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, corn flour, salt, calcium carbonate, dough conditioner (whey, l-cysteine hydrochloride), guar gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate). filling: water, cooked chicken meat (white chicken meat, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), long grain enriched rice (long grain parboiled rice, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color), green chile peppers (green chiles, citric acid), contains less than 2% of: monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onions, jalapeno peppers (jalapenos, salt, vinegar), bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified food starch, chicken flavor (salt, maltodextrin, sugar, chicken fat, whey vegetable stock [carrot, onion, celery], flavors, turmeric), roast chicken flavor (autolyzed yeast extract, chicken flavor, salt), seasoning blend (chili pepper, spices, salt, garlic, oregano), garlic powder, onion powder, spices, crushed red peppers, paprika, tricalcium phosphate, salt.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chimichanga

Neighbours outside Jose Ole with screening scores in the same high band as Chimichanga (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

Chimichanga has a longer ingredient list than 93% 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 0073202899369: 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.