Safe

Chimichangas

by Jose Ole

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073202899598 · Jose Ole · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073202899598 · Serving size 1 CHIMICHANGA (142 g)

The verdict

Chimichangas by Jose Ole scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 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 61-component record, beginning with Water, Bleached Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour. 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 61 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

02899598 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chimichangas label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Taquitos Beef in · ±0 BOOK-OFF …899598 · July 2026

14 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 02899598 · 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 Beef in Corn Tortillas · Nearest score peer is Taquitos Beef 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.

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. Chimichangas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chimichangas95/1002. Taquitos Beef in Corn Tortillas: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Taquitos Beef in Corn Tor…95/1003. Burrito Beef & cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Burrito Beef & cheese95/1004. Chimichanga: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chimichanga95/1005. Chimichanga: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chimichanga95/100
High-band neighbours for Chimichangas (95/100) outside Jose Ole.
Chart values as text

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

Chimichangas
95/100
Taquitos Beef in Corn Tortillas
95/100
Burrito Beef & cheese
95/100
Chimichanga
95/100
Chimichanga
95/100

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. Chimichangas scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Chimichangas lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 61 (89th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 61 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Bleached Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cooked Chicken Meat
10
Cooked White Chicken Meat
11
White Meat Chicken
12
Modified Food Starch
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
15
Sodium Phosphate
16
Dark Meat Chicken
17
Soybean Oil
18
Long Grain Enriched Rice
19
Long Grain Parboiled Rice
20
Ferric Phosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Green Chile Peppers
22
Green Chiles
23
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
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
26
Enzymes
27
Annatto Color
28
Monterey Jack Cheese
29
Organic Onions
30
Jalapeno Peppers
31
Jalapenos
32
Dried Vinegar
33
Flavorings
34
Paprika
35
Crushed Red Pepper
36
Chicken Flavor
37
Chicken Powder
38
Chicken Broth Powder
39
Natural Flavor
40
Chicken Fat
41
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Sunflower Oil
43
Thiamin Hydrochloride
44
Chili Powder
45
Chili Pepper
46
Spices
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Oregano
49
Corn Flour
50
Leavening
51
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
52
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
53
Corn Starch
54
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
55
Monocalcium Phosphate
56
Dough Conditioner
57
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
58
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
59
Guar Gum
60
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
61
Salt. Prefried In Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Water, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cooked chicken meat [cooked white chicken meat (white meat chicken, water, modified food starch, salt, carrageenan, sodium phosphate) dark meat chicken], soybean oil, long grain enriched rice (long grain parboiled rice, ferric phosphate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), green chile peppers (green chiles, water, citric acid). contains less than 2% of: cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), monterey jack cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), onions, jalapeno peppers (jalapenos, vinegar, salt), flavorings, paprika, crushed red pepper, chicken flavor (chicken powder, chicken broth powder, salt, natural flavor, chicken fat, silicon dioxide, sunflower oil, thiamin hydrochloride), chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, garlic, oregano), modified food starch, corn flour, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, corn starch, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), dough conditioner (whey, l-cysteine hydrochloride), guar gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, salt. prefried in vegetable oil.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chimichangas

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

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chimichangas's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 61-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Chimichangas'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 0073202899598: 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.