Avoid

Chicken Burrito

by Buc-ee's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0209019008490 · Buc-ee's · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0209019008490 · Serving size 539g

The verdict

Chicken Burrito by Buc-ee's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 6 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Tortilla, Enriched 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
6
Many flagged · of 52 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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

19008490 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Burrito label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 39% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Cereal n' Milk · ±0 BOOK-OFF …008490 · July 2026

19 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 19008490 · 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: Cereal n' Milk Crispy Treat · Nearest score peer is Cereal n' Milk Crispy Treat at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Chicken Burrito: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Burrito0/1002. Cereal n' Milk Crispy Treat: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Cereal n' Milk Crispy Tre…0/1003. French Burnt Candy-Coated Peanuts, French Burnt Peanuts: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. French Burnt Candy-Coated…0/1004. Assorted fruit discs cherry: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Assorted fruit discs cher…0/1005. Candy Bracelet: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Candy Bracelet0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chicken Burrito (0/100 on 52 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Burrito
0/100
Cereal n' Milk Crispy Treat
0/100
French Burnt Candy-Coated Peanuts, French Burnt Peanuts
0/100
Assorted fruit discs cherry
0/100
Candy Bracelet
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Chicken Burrito scores 88.9 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

Chicken Burrito lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 61st percentile a longer ingredient list than 61% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches 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

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (61st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
3 products (0%)
4–6
4 products (0%)
6–8
3 products (0%)
8–10
6 products (0%)
10–12
4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
14–16
12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
18–20
18 products (1%)
20–22
17 products (1%)
22–24
15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
30–32
28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (6 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Tortilla
2
Enriched 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
Shortening
10
Tallow
11
Soybean Oil
12
BHA
Avoid GRAS
13
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Baking Powder
17
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
18
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
19
Monoglycerides
20
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
Chicken
22
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
23
Seasoning
24
Modified Food Starch
25
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Onion Powder
27
Garlic Powder
28
Sodium Phosphates
29
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
30
Sodium Citrate
31
Mexican Rice
32
Pinto Beans
33
White Cheddar Cheese
34
Pasteurized Milk
35
Cheese Culture
36
Enzymes
37
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
38
Chipimiento Sauce
39
Mayonnaise
40
Peppers
41
Dried Vinegar
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Dried Cream Cheese
44
Roasted Bell Peppers
45
Dried Sweet Corn
46
Red Onions
47
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
48
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
49
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
50
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Artificial Ham Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Tortilla (enriched wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, shortening [tallow, soybean oil, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid], salt, baking powder, whey, l-cysteine hydrochloride, monoglycerides, ascorbic acid, citric acid), Chicken (boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, seasoning [modified food starch, whey protein concentrate, onion powder, garlic powder, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, sodium citrate]), Mexican Rice, Pinto Beans, White Cheddar Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto), Chipimiento Sauce (mayonnaise, peppers, vinegar, garlic, cream cheese), Roasted Bell Peppers, Sweet Corn, Red Onions, Salt, Calcium Propionate, Silicon Dioxide, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Artificial Ham Flavor.

Other products containing Artificial Ham Flavor

Artificial Ham Flavor is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Sandwiches Burritos

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Burrito

Neighbours outside Buc-ee's in the same lower screening band as Chicken Burrito (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Buc-ee's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Burrito's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Chicken Burrito's 6 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 0209019008490: 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.