Michelina's, rockin' tacos
by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc.
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Michelina's, rockin' tacos by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Michelina's, rockin' tacos by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. carries a composite safety score of 45/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Michelina's, rockin' tacos is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, nacho taco sauce packet (diced tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), 2% or less: sugar, salt, modified cornstarch, water, citric acid, dehydrated onion, dehydrated green bell peppers, potassium sorbate & sodium benzoate as preservatives, onion powder, garlic powder, natural flavor), beef, expeller soybean oil, pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, salt, artificial color), less than 2% of modified food starch, cheese flavor (dehydrated american and blue cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], food starch-modified, whey, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey protein concentrate, salt, carboxymethyl cellulose, lactose, buttermilk solids, maltodextrin, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, citric acid, onion, yellow 5, yellow 6), textured vegetable protein (soy protein concentrate, caramel color), salt, masa harina, paprika, beef-type flavoring (hydrolyzed corn wheat and soy glutens, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn gluten, natural and artificial flavoring, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), sodium bicarbonate, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), caramel color, spice, modified cellulose, guar and tragacanth gums, granulated garlic, soy lecithin, sugar, maltodextrin and natural flavor.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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