Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos

by Aldi

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos by Aldi 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
4099100119329
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 taquitos (113 g)

What the Data Says About

Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos by Aldi 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, Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos 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 Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
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
Tortilla: 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
Filling: 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
Less Than 2% Of: 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
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,

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