Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup

by Old El Paso

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup by Old El Paso receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0041196136142
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.0 cup (245.0 g)

What the Data Says About

Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup by Old El Paso carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Broth
2
Cooked White Chicken Meat
3
Celery
4
Tomatoes
5
Onion
6
Vegetable Oil
7
Green Sweet Pepper
8
Dried Cream Cheese
9
Milk
10
Cream
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Carob Bean Gum
13
Cultures
14
Modified Food Starch
15
Cheddar Cheese
16
Enzymes
17
Corn Protein
18
Hydrolyzed
19
Soy Protein Concentrate
20
Water
21
Sodium Phosphate
22
Red Bell Pepper*
23
Spice
24
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
25
Natural Flavor
26
Chicken Fat
27
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Onion Powder
30
Soy Protein Isolate
31
Tomato Extract
32
Chipotle Pepper*
33
Chives
34
Garlic Powder
35
Flavoring
36
Color
37
Paprika Extract
38
Annatto Extract
39
Beta Carotene
40
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
41
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
42
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
43
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
44
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
45
Preservative
46
E150d. *

Full Ingredient List

Chicken Broth, Cooked white Chicken Meat, Celery, Tomatoes, Onion, Vegetable Oil, Green Sweet Pepper, Cream Cheese (milk, cream, salt, carob bean gum, cultures), Modified Food Starch. Contains less than 2% of: Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Corn Protein (hydrolyzed), Soy Protein Concentrate, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Red Bell Pepper*, Spice, Cream, Potassium Chloride, Natural Flavor, Salt, Chicken Fat, DATEM, Sugar, Onion Powder, Soy Protein Isolate, Tomato Extract, Chipotle Pepper*, Chives, Garlic Powder, Flavoring, Color (paprika extract, annatto extract, beta carotene), Calcium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid (preservative). *Dried

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial