Product Insight: Tamale, Chicken & Cheese
Tamale, Chicken & Cheese by Delimex is tracked in PlainIngredients with 0 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating that is not yet computed because ingredient-level scores are still being added. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 0 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
No tracked ingredients found for this product.
The ingredients in this product may not yet be in our database.
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
Water, Corn Masa Flour, Cooked Chicken Meat (White Meat Chicken, Dark Meat Chicken, Water, Salt, Carrageenan,Sodium Phosphate), Soybean Oil, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Corn, Red Bell Pepper, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Green Chile Peppers (Chile Peppers, Citric Acid), Salt, Modified Tapioca Starch, Spices, Chili Peppers, Modified Food Starch, Cilantro, Modified Cellulose, Chicken Base (Chicken Meat Including Natural Chicken Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Fructose, Chicken Fat, Autolyzed Yeast, Dry Chicken Broth, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch, Onion Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices [Including Turmeric]), Garlic Powder, White Distilled Vinegar, Sugar.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Delimex
- Barcode
- 0017696409406
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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