Nestlé NOVA 4

Unwrapped chicken burrito

Unwrapped chicken burrito: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Unwrapped chicken burrito by Nestlé has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Unwrapped chicken burrito draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Unwrapped chicken burrito sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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, grilled white meat chicken (white meat chicken, water, isolated soy protein, modified food starch, seasoning [dried chicken broth, chicken powder, natural flavor], sodium phosphate, maltodextrin, salt), cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), corn, red bell peppers, skim milk, black beans (water, black beans), green chile peppers, poblano chiles, water, monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend (monterey jack cheese [cultured milk, salt, énzymes], cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto {color}1), tomatillos, 2% or less of buttermilk powder, spices, garlic, sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat milk), modified cornstàrch, lime juice concentrate, soybean oil, salt, ancho chili pepper, citric acid, potassium chloride. contains: milk, soy.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Unwrapped chicken burrito: 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.

Product Details

Brand
Nestlé
Barcode
0013800453808
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Unwrapped chicken burrito rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.3/5, Unwrapped chicken burrito sits ahead of 62% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Unwrapped chicken burrito?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Unwrapped chicken burrito's 4.3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.