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Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos

by Aldi

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4099100119329 · Aldi. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4099100119329 · Serving size 3 taquitos (113 g)

The verdict

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos by Aldi scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 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 70-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 70 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4099100119329
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00119329 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE L-cysteine Monohydrochloride PHOTO-FINISH Mozzarella Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …119329 · July 2026

15 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-cysteine Monohydrochloride). Source sheet 00119329 · 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: Mozzarella Cheese · Nearest score peer is Mozzarella Cheese at the same screening score.

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Casa Mamita Chicken & Che…100/1002. Mozzarella Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mozzarella Cheese100/1003. fresh MOZZARELLA CHEESE: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. fresh MOZZARELLA CHEESE100/1004. Pork Enchilada Bowl: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pork Enchilada Bowl100/1005. Ricotta Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ricotta Cheese100/100
High-band neighbours for Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos (100/100) outside Aldi.
Chart values as text

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

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
100/100
Mozzarella Cheese
100/100
fresh MOZZARELLA CHEESE
100/100
Pork Enchilada Bowl
100/100
Ricotta Cheese
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 70 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
2
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
Soybean Oil
10
Corn Flour
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
13
Leavening
14
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
15
Corn Starch
16
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
17
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
18
Monocalcium Phosphate
19
Guar Gum
20
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Cooked Chicken
22
Chicken
23
Modified Food Starch
24
Sodium Phosphate
25
Dark Meat Chicken
26
Cheddar Cheese
27
Pasteurized Milk
28
Cheese Cultures
29
Enzymes
30
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
31
Dried Tomatoes In Tomato Juice
32
Tomatoes
33
Tomato Juice
34
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
35
Calcum Chloride
36
Organic Onions
37
Monterey Jack Cheese
38
Green Chile Peppers
39
Green Chiles
40
Garlic In Oil
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Phosphoric Acid Jas An Acidifying Agent
43
Jalapeño Peppers
44
Jalapeños
45
Dried Vinegar
46
Textured Vegetable Proteins
47
Soy Flour
48
Seasoning
49
Spices
50
Garlic Powder
51
Onion Powder
52
Paprika
53
Cilantro
54
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
55
Cheddar Cheese Pasteurized Milk
56
Cultures
57
Enzymesi
58
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
59
Enriched Wheat Flour
60
Yeast Extract
61
Natural Flavor
62
Soy Sauce Isoybeans
63
Wheat
64
Corn Starch
65
Corn Maltodextrin
66
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
67
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
68
Prefried In Vegetable Oil
69
Milk
70
Soy

Full Ingredient List

tortilla: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, corn flour, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), guar gum, l-cysteine monohydrochloride, filling: cooked chicken (chicken, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), dark meat chicken, water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures , salt, enzymes, annatto), tomatoes in tomato juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcum chloride), onions, less than 2% of: monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), green chile peppers (green chiles, citric acid), garlic in oil (garlic, water, soybean oil, phosphoric acid jas an acidifying agent), jalapeño peppers (jalapeños, salt, vinegar), textured vegetable proteins (soy flour), seasoning (spices, garlic powder , onion powder, paprika, cilantro, salt), cheddar cheese flavor (cheddar cheese pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymesi, water, salt, xanthan gum), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yeast extract, flavor (yeast extract, salt, dried soy sauce isoybeans, wheat, salt, modified corn starch, corn maltodextrin, lactic acid, dextrose), vinegar, modified food starch, salt, prefried in vegetable oil contains : wheat, milk, soy,

High-score cross-brand comparables for Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos

Neighbours outside Aldi with screening scores in the same high band as Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Aldi; these peers cross brands.

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Read the longer label in layers

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos has a longer ingredient list than 99% of its published 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 4099100119329: 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.