Honey Chipotle Chicken
Honey Chipotle Chicken by Old El Paso has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Honey Chipotle Chicken, 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Honey Chipotle Chicken sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Cooked Rice (Water, Rice), Honey Chipotle Seasoned Chicken (Cooked White Chicken Meat, Water, Seasoning [Spice, Salt, Garlic Powder, Honey Powder (Honey, Evaporated Cane Syrup), Chipotle Pepper, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor], Modified Corn Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Salt, Sodium Phosphate), Salsa Verde (Tomatillos, Poblano Pepper, Onion, Cilantro, Modified Corn Starch, Jalapeno Pepper, Sea Salt, Vinegar, Garlic, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Lime Juice Concentrate, Spice, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor), Cooked Black Beans (Water, Black Beans), Roasted Onions, Roasted Corn, Queso Quesadilla Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color), Roasted Poblano Pepper, Canola Oil, Chicken Flavored Base (Dextrose, Salt, Yeast Extract, Dried Soy Sauce [Wheat, Soy], Natural Flavor, Salt, Soybean Oil), Chicken Fat, Soybean Oil, Potato Starch, Onion Powder, Sweet Whey, Disodium Inosinate
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Honey Chipotle Chicken: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.2/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Old El Paso
- Barcode
- 0020000462240
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Honey Chipotle Chicken above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Honey Chipotle Chicken's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4.2/5 ingredient safety score mean?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Honey Chipotle Chicken's mapped ingredients average out to 4.2/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.