Quesadillas hatch chiles breakfast, hatch chiles
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Quesadillas hatch chiles breakfast, hatch chiles by Green Chile Food Company receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
Quesadillas hatch chiles breakfast, hatch chiles by Green Chile Food Company carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Quesadillas hatch chiles breakfast, hatch chiles 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, enrichment [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], enzyme), scrambled eggs (whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, corn starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid), water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color], potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), fire roasted tomatoes (vine-ripened unpeeled diced tomatoes, tomato juice, less than 2% of salt, citric acid, calcium chloride, tapioca starch, yeast extract, natural flavor including smoke, garlic powder, onion powder), bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. may also contain dextrose, flavoring, honey, dehydrated pork broth, potassium chloride, potassium lactate, smoke flavoring, sodium diacetate, sodium phosphate), chipotle peppers (chipotle peppers, water, tomato puree, corn oil, corn starch, salt, vinegar, caramel color, onion powder, garlic powder, spices), green chile, shredded potatoes (potatoes, contains 2% or less of dextrose, salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate added to maintain natural color), shortening interesterified soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides), modified food starch, hot green chile, cherry tomatoes, onions, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, canola oil, diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), sugar, mono diglycerides, potassium sorbate, rice flour, tortilla preservative (fumaric acid, sodium propionate [mold inhibitor], potassium sorbate [mold inhibitor], citric acid, corn starch, silicon dioxide [flow agent], salt), cilantro, lime juice from concentrate (water, concentrated lime juice and less than 2% of lime oil, sodium benzoate [preservative], sodium metabisul - fite [preservative]), kosher salt (salt, yellow prussiate of soda), guar gum, smoked sea salt, jalapeno peppers, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, cumin, granulated garlic, oregano, black pepper
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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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