Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
Processing Score
14.0Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
5/10Good
The processing score reflects 61 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
071007725494
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size98 g
Amount per serving
Calories
210
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 380mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate 27g
10%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 8g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 1.1mg
6%
* 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
19 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), BATTER MIX (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SPICES, SALT, JALAPENO PEPPER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC, NATURAL FLAVOR), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, ENZYMES), TOMATO (WITH TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), BEANS, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR), GREEN CHILI PEPPERS (WITH CITRIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, FLAVOR, SPICES, JALAPENO PUREE (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), FLOUR BLEND (SALT, RICE FLOUR, YEAST, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT STARCH, FOOD STARCH, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, L-CYSTEINE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE (TO PREVENT CAKING)), GROUND CHILI PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER.
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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 Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Spices, Salt, Jalapeno Pepper, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Oleoresin Paprika And Turmeric, Natural Flavor)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Plant Proteins (Textured Soy Protein (Soy Flour)): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Natural Flavors (Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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: Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Sunflower, Canola And/Or Corn Oil).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Flour Blend (Salt, Rice Flour, Yeast, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Wheat Starch, Food Starch, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, L-Cysteine, Mono And Diglycerides, Dicalcium Phosphate), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide (To Prevent Caking)).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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