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Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho

by Foster Farms

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075278996607 · Foster Farms · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075278996607 · Serving size 5 PIECES (91 g)

The verdict

Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho by Foster Farms scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 40 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.

78996607 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-RARE Lactose PHOTO-FINISH Foster farms chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …996607 · July 2026

11 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Lactose). Source sheet 78996607 · 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: Foster farms chicken patty · Nearest score peer is Foster farms chicken patty 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. Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mucho Nacho Flavored Chic…100/1002. Foster farms chicken patty: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Foster farms chicken patty100/1003. Chicken Meatballs: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chicken Meatballs100/1004. Buffalo Hot Wings: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Buffalo Hot Wings100/1005. Go Avo, Chipotle Goavo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Go Avo, Chipotle Goavo100/100
High-band neighbours for Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho (100/100) outside Foster Farms.
Chart values as text

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

Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho
100/100
Foster farms chicken patty
100/100
Chicken Meatballs
100/100
Buffalo Hot Wings
100/100
Go Avo, Chipotle Goavo
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. Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho 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

Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% 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: 40 (60th 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
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Water
3
Wheat Flour
4
Modified Food Starch
5
Rice Flour
6
Or Less Of Soy Protein Isolate
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Yellow Corn Flour
9
Leavening
10
Cream Of Tartar
11
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
12
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Spices
14
Onion
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Yeast
18
Natural Flavor
19
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
20
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
21
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
22
Cheese Powder
23
Cheddar Cheese
24
Romano Cheese
25
Cow's Milk
26
Cheese Cultures
27
Enzymes
28
Onion Powder
29
Buttermilk
30
Tomato Powder
31
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Milk
33
Organic Baker's Yeast Extract
34
Natural Flavors
35
Or Less Of Green Bell Pepper Powder
36
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
37
Garlic Powder
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Paprika
40
Soybean Oil

Full Ingredient List

Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Wheat Flour, Food Starch, Rice Flour, Contains 2% Or Less Of Soy Protein Isolate, Salt, Yellow Corn Flour, Leavening (Cream Of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate), Wheat Gluten, Spices, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Sugar, Yeast, Natural Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Vegetable Oil. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil. Nacho Seasoning Ingredients: Whey, Maltodextrin, Dehydrated Cheese Powder (Cheddar Cheese, Romano Cheese [Cow'S Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes]), Onion Powder, Buttermilk, Tomato Powder, Salt, Lactose (Milk), Sugar, Baker'S Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors, Contains 2% Or Less Of Green Bell Pepper Powder, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Lactic Acid, Spices, Paprika, Soybean Oil

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho

Neighbours outside Foster Farms with screening scores in the same high band as Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Foster Farms; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

11 of 40 parsed ingredients on Mucho Nacho Flavored Chicken Snackers Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat Fritters Mighty Bites, Mucho Nacho match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0075278996607: 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.