Food
Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 25
Casa Mamita Chicken & Cheese Taquitos scores 25 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better frozen snacks and appetizers
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Black Bean & Cheese Taquitos Trader Joe's · 16 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 86 out of 100 , 61 points higher -
Chicken Taquitos Trader Joe's · 18 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 89 out of 100 , 64 points higher -
365 Everyday Value, Chicken Taquitos 365 Everyday Value · 15 oz/425 g No added sugars · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 83 out of 100 , 58 points higher -
Chicken Curry Empanadas Bettergoods No added sugars · No sugar Score 66 out of 100 , 41 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Chicken & Cheese Taquitos
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Propionic acid minus 1.5 points
- Guar gum minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 200 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 11 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 75 = 25
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 200 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21 g |
| Added sugars | 0.1 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 100.0 g (100.0 g)
Ingredients
- tortilla (whole kernel corn flour, water)
- fully cooked chicken with seasoning (chicken, water, seasoning)
- chicken flavor
- chicken meat including natural chicken juices
- natural sea salt
- chicken fat
- vegetable extract (potato, carrot, onion)
- turmeric and natural flavors
- diced tomatoes in juice (fresh vine ripened california tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid)
- monterey jack cheese (pasteurized low moisture whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, cellulose powder [anticaking agent], natamycin [natural mold inhibitor])
- cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto, cellulose powder [anticaking agent], natamycin [natural mold inhibitor])
- diced green chiles (green chiles, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride)
- taco seasoning (salt, spices, brown sugar, chili peppers, onion, paprika, garlic, red pepper, natural flavor, safflower oil [processing aid], silicon dioxide, onion, non-gmo rice bran oil, diced jalapeños, garlic powder, onion powder, sodium alginate, paprika, cilantro, xanthan gum)
Label text, as published
tortilla (whole kernel corn flour [corn flour, propionic acid, guar gum, cellulose gum, phosphoric acid, enzymes], water), fully cooked chicken with seasoning (chicken, water, seasoning [sea salt, turbinado sugar, potassium carbonate, natural flavoring]), chicken flavor, (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, natural sea salt, chicken fat, vegetable extract (potato, carrot, onion] yeast extract, turmeric and natural flavors), diced tomatoes in juice (fresh vine ripened california tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized low moisture whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, cellulose powder [anticaking agent], natamycin [natural mold inhibitor]), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto, cellulose powder [anticaking agent], natamycin [natural mold inhibitor]), diced green chiles (green chiles, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), taco seasoning (salt, spices, brown sugar, chili peppers, onion, paprika, garlic, red pepper, natural flavor, safflower oil [processing aid], silicon dioxide [anti-caking agent, ethoxyquin [anti-oxidant agent]), onion, non-gmo rice bran oil, diced jalapeños (diced jalapeños, water, vinegar, salt), garlic powder, onion powder, sodium alginate, paprika, cilantro, xanthan gum, contains: milk,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Casa Mamita
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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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
doi.org
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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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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
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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