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Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild

by Luisa's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0044276018512 · Luisa's · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0044276018512 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (30 g)

The verdict

Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild by Luisa's scores 15/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Cream, Skim Milk, Diced Tomatoes. 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.

15/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

25/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

15/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

76018512 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 15/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-FINISH Bear Claw Dark · ±0 BOOK-OFF …018512 · July 2026

18 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Source sheet 76018512 · 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: Bear Claw Dark Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Choco Coated Cashews & Denali Caramel Swirls, Bear Claw · Nearest score peer is Bear Claw Dark Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Choco Coated Cashews & Denali Caramel Swirls, Bear Claw at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Luisa's, layered fiesta d…15/1002. Bear Claw Dark Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Choco Coated Cashews & Denali Caramel Swirls, Bear Claw: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bear Claw Dark Chocolate …15/1003. Smart sense, diet half n' half tea beverage, black tea & lemonade: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Smart sense, diet half n'…15/1004. Smart sense, diet green tea with citrus: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Smart sense, diet green t…15/1005. Half & half water beverage: 15/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Half & half water beverage15/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild (15/100 on 56 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild
15/100
Bear Claw Dark Chocolate Premium Ice Cream With Choco Coated Cashews & Denali Caramel Swirls, Bear Claw
15/100
Smart sense, diet half n' half tea beverage, black tea & lemonade
15/100
Smart sense, diet green tea with citrus
15/100
Half & half water beverage
15/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild scores 83.3 points below that category average (15/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 27,084 Condiments products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 15/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cream
2
Skim Milk
3
Diced Tomatoes
4
Tomato Juice
5
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
6
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
7
Water
8
Pinto Beans
9
Cheddar Cheese
10
Pasteurized Milk
11
Cheese Culture
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Enzymes
14
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
15
Color
16
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
17
Mold Inhibitor
18
Tomato Paste
19
Corn Starch
20
Onion & Garlic
21
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
22
Onion
23
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
24
Cultured Skim Milk
25
Lactic & Citric Acid
26
Cilantro
27
Jalapeno Pepper
28
Milk Protein Isolate
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Citrus Fiber
31
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
32
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
33
Mono & Diglycerides
34
Red & Green Bell Pepper
35
Spice
36
Avocadd
37
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
38
Lime Juice Concentrate
39
Corn Fiber
40
Msg
41
Disodium Phosphate
42
Natural Flavor
43
Locust Bean Gum
44
White Vinegar
45
Tomato Powder
46
Lemon Juice Concentrate
47
Dehydrated Parsley
48
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
49
Calcium Disodium Edta
50
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
51
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
52
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
53
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
55
Vitamin C
56
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Cream,skim milk, diced tomatoes,tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), water,pinto beans, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture,salt, enzymes,annatto [color], natamycin [natural mold inhibitor]),tomato paste, modified corn starch, dehydrated onion & garlic, invert sugar, salt, onion, gelatin, cultured skim milk, lactic & citric acid, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, milk protein isolate, garlic, citrus fiber, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, mono & diglycerides, dehydrated red & green bell pepper, spice,avocadd, acetic acid, lime juice concentrate, corn fiber, monosodium glutamate, disodium phosphate, natural flavor, locust bean gum, white vinegar, tomato powder, lemon juice concentrate, parsley, calcium chloride,sugar,calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), caramel color, carrageenan, yellow 6, yellow 5, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), blue 1.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild

Neighbours outside Luisa's in the same lower screening band as Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild (15/100). The 3 same-brand links above stay within Luisa's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Invert Sugar is the first flagged ingredient selected from Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Invert Sugar. Open Invert Sugar
  • Compare Luisa's, layered fiesta dip, mild's 5 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0044276018512: 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.