Prepared meats
Don Miguel Chicken and Cheese Mini Tacos
39.2 oz/2.45 lb/1.1 kg
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 45
Don Miguel Chicken and Cheese Mini Tacos scores 45 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: flavoring, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate, modified starch and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chicken and Cheese Mini Tacos
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 2.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 190 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 10.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 55.5 = 44.5 → 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 190 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 29.1 g |
| Sugars | 1.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1.3 g |
| Protein | 10.1 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 4 mini tacos (79 g)
Ingredients
- filling (chicken breast with rib meat, mexican cheeses [oaxaca & cotija cheese {cultured pasteurized grade a milk and skim milk, sea salt, enzymes}], green chiles, tomatoes, roasted corn, corn starch, vinegar, contains 2% or less o jalapeño peppers, onions, gelatin, water, cilantro, chicken flavor base, cilantro flavor, tortilla) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
filling (chicken breast with rib meat, mexican cheeses [oaxaca & cotija cheese {cultured pasteurized grade a milk and skim milk, sea salt, enzymes}], green chiles [gree chiles, citric acid], tomatoes, roasted corn, corn starch, vinegar, contains 2% or less o jalapeño peppers, onions, gelatin, water, cilantro, chicken flavor base (salt, natura flavorings, chicken fat, turmeric], cilantro flavor [dextrose, modified corn starch extractives of clantrol flavorings, salt, guar gum), tortilla (corn flour (ground corne trace of lime, w tains 2% or less of: salt, modified food starch), soybean oil. contains: milk, soy.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org