505 Southwestern Hatch Kitchen Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

505 Southwestern Hatch Kitchen Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
14717277
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

505 Southwestern Hatch Kitchen Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, 505 Southwestern Hatch Kitchen Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for 505 Southwestern Hatch Kitchen Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Filling: Chicken White Meat
2
Chicken White Meat
3
Water
4
Corn Starch
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Garlic Powder
7
Monterey Jack Cheese
8
Pasteurized Milk
9
Cheese Cultures
10
Enzymes
11
Tomatillo Salsa
12
Tomatillo
13
Organic Green Chile Pepper
14
Dried Jalapeño Pepper
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Cilantro
17
Onion Powder
18
Cheddar Cheese
19
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
20
Color
21
Tortilla: Bleached Wheat Flour
22
Wheat Flour
23
Enrichment
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Reduced Iron
26
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Enzyme
30
Soybean Oil
31
Quesadilla Mix
32
Vital Wheat Gluten
33
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
34
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
35
Corn Starch
36
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
37
Mono-calcium Phosphate
38
Cellulose Gum
39
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
40
Tortilla Preservative
41
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
42
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Mold Inhibitor
44
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
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
46
Mono And Diglycerides
47
Wheat
48
Milk
49
Soy

Full Ingredient List

filling: chicken white meat (chicken white meat, water, modified corn starch, salt, garlic powder), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomatillo salsa (water, tomatillo, green chile pepper, modified corn starch, jalapeño pepper, sugar, salt, cilantro, onion powder, garlic powder), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]) tortilla: bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, enrichment [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], enzyme), water, soybean oil, quesadilla mix (salt, vital wheat gluten, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono-calcium phosphate, cellulose gum, sodium metabisulfite), tortilla preservative (fumaric acid, sodium propionate [mold inhibitor], potassium sorbate [mold inhibitor], citric acid, corn starch, salt), mono and diglycerides. contains: wheat, milk, soy

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial