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Chicken frozen taquitos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239605356 · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239605356 · Serving size 4 PIECES (91 g)

The verdict

Chicken frozen taquitos scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 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 63-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 63 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.

39605356 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken frozen taquitos label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-RARE L-cysteine Monohydrochloride PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …605356 · July 2026

13 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-cysteine Monohydrochloride). Source sheet 39605356 · 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

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.

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. Chicken frozen taquitos 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

Chicken frozen taquitos lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (91st 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
2
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
Water
10
Cooked White Chicken Meat
11
White Chicken Meat
12
Modified Food Starch
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Sodium Phosphate
15
Pepper Jack Cheese
16
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
17
Red And Green Jalapeno Peppers
18
Enzymes
19
Tomatoes
20
Tomato Juice
21
Organic Onions
22
Soybean Oil
23
Stone-ground Corn Masa Flour
24
Trace Of Lime
25
Dried Red Bell Peppers
26
Corn
27
Chopped Garlic In Oil
28
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
29
Phosphoric Acid As An Acidifying Agent
30
Chipotle Puree
31
Distilled Vinegar
32
Chipotle Jalapeno
33
Tomato Paste
34
Salt Dehydrated Red Chile Peppers
35
Onion Powder
36
Garlic Powder
37
Spices
38
Ancho Chili Base
39
Chili Pepper
40
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
41
Yeast Extract
42
Beef Extract
43
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
44
Seasoning
45
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
46
Natural Flavors
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Onion
49
Paprika
50
Corn Starch
51
Cilantro
52
Textured Vegetable Protein
53
Soy Flour
54
Cellulose Fiber
55
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
56
Leavening
57
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
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
Guar Gum
62
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
63
Salt. Prefried In Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat, flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked white chicken meat (white chicken meat, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), pepper jack cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, red and green jalapeno peppers, salt, enzymes), tomatoes (with tomato juice), onions, soybean oil, stone-ground corn masa flour (with trace of lime), contains less than 2% of: red bell peppers, corn, chopped garlic in oil (garlic, water, soybean oil, phosphoric acid as an acidifying agent), chipotle puree (water, distilled vinegar, chipotle jalapeno , tomato paste, salt dehydrated red chile peppers, onion powder, garlic powder, spices), ancho chili base (chili pepper, dried onion and garlic, yeast extract, salt, spices, beef extract, citric acid), seasoning (salt, sugar, natural flavors, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, paprika, corn starch), cilantro, textured vegetable protein (soy flour), cellulose fiber, modified food starch, calcium carbonate, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, and monocalcium phosphate), guar gum, l-cysteine monohydrochloride, salt. prefried in vegetable oil.

Other products containing Ancho Chili Base

Ancho Chili Base is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

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Chicken frozen taquitos has a longer ingredient list than 91% 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 0085239605356: 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.