Chicken & Cheese Taquitos

Processing Score

17.0Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

4.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 77 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

017696000153

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size68 g

Amount per serving

Calories

190

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g

Saturated Fat 1.5g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol <5mg

Sodium 350mg

15%

Total Carbohydrate 27g

10%

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 6g

Calcium 40mg

Iron 1.4mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

35 listed · 4 flagged for review

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED CHICKEN WITH NATURAL JUICES (CHICKEN MEAT, SALT), TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SOYBEAN OIL, ONIONS, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SALT, POBLANO CHILES, WHITE CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BICARBONATE SODA, CORN STARCH, AND MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENOS, VINEGAR, SALT), CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDING NATURAL CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, FRUCTOSE, CHICKEN FAT, AUTOLYZED YEAST, DRY CHICKEN BROTH, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES [INCLUDING TURMERIC]), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, WHEAT FLOUR, CILANTRO, SPICES, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, WHEY POWDER (MILK), DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, BEEF GELATIN, CHIPOTLE CHILE PEPPER POWDER, WHEY, SPICE EXTRACTIVE, SOY FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTRIN, CORN STARCH, BLACK PEPPER, DOUGH CONDITIONER (SODIUM METABISULFITE, CORN STARCH, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE).

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chicken & Cheese Taquitos scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
Stabilizers & Gums (Modified Cellulose, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Chicken & Cheese Taquitos' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Bicarbonate Soda, Corn Starch, And Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Chicken Base (Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Fructose, Chicken Fat, Autolyzed Yeast, Dry Chicken Broth, Dextrose, Modified Corn Starch, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices [Including Turmeric]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite, Corn Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate).

Natural sources but industrial application.

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