Safe

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita

by Old El Paso

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000147621 · Old El Paso. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000147621 · Serving size 1/8 cup as pkgd (32 g) (32 g)

The verdict

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita by Old El Paso scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Enriched White Rice, Rice, Iron. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0016000147621
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00147621 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-RARE Sodium Caseinate PHOTO-FINISH Lightly Sweetened Maple · ±0 BOOK-OFF …147621 · July 2026

12 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Caseinate). Source sheet 00147621 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Lightly Sweetened Maple Berry Blend Cereal · Nearest score peer is Lightly Sweetened Maple Berry Blend Cereal at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Hamburger helper cheesy fajita: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hamburger helper cheesy f…100/1002. Lightly Sweetened Maple Berry Blend Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lightly Sweetened Maple B…100/1003. Granola snack mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Granola snack mix100/1004. Sweet & Salty Nut Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sweet & Salty Nut Dark Ch…100/1005. Cinnamon sweetened rice cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cinnamon sweetened rice c…100/100
High-band neighbours for Hamburger helper cheesy fajita (100/100) outside Old El Paso.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita
100/100
Lightly Sweetened Maple Berry Blend Cereal
100/100
Granola snack mix
100/100
Sweet & Salty Nut Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond
100/100
Cinnamon sweetened rice cereal
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 45 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched White Rice
2
Rice
3
Iron
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Corn Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Onion
11
Dried Red Bell Peppers
12
Green Bell Peppers
13
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Potassium Magnesium Chloride
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Black Pepper
17
Chili Pepper
18
Cheddar Cheese
19
Cultured Milk
20
Enzymes
21
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
23
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
24
Vegetable Oil
25
Canola
26
Soybean
27
Sunflower Oil
28
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
29
Oregano
30
Dehydrated Parsley
31
Monoglycerides
32
Yeast Extract
33
Buttermilk
34
Nonfat Milk
35
Natural Flavor
36
Annatto Extract
37
Color
38
Blue Cheese
39
Butter
40
Cream
41
Milk Protein Concentrate
42
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
43
Anticaking Agent
44
Sodium Phosphate
45
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

enriched white rice (rice,iron,niacin,thiamin mononitrate,folic acid), corn starch, salt, sugar, onion*, red bell peppers*, green bell peppers*, sea salt (potassium magnesium chloride, salt), garlic*, black pepper, chili pepper, cheddar cheese* (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey, coconut oil, citric acid, vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), maltodextrin, oregano*, parsley*, monoglycerides, yeast extract, buttermilk, nonfat milk*, natural flavor, annatto extract (color), blue cheese* (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), butter (cream, salt), milk protein concentrate, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent), sodium phosphate, sodium caseinate,*dried

High-score cross-brand comparables for Hamburger helper cheesy fajita

Neighbours outside Old El Paso with screening scores in the same high band as Hamburger helper cheesy fajita (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Old El Paso; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Hamburger helper cheesy fajita has a longer ingredient list than 95% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0016000147621: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.