Burritos
by Elmonterey
Burritos by Elmonterey 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.
What the Data Says About
Burritos by Elmonterey 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, Burritos 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Flour tortilla - (wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola, palm and/or corn oil), salt, dough conditioners (yeast, wheat gluten, sugar, guar gum, modified food starch, sodium metabisulfite), scrambled eggs - (pasteurized whole eggs, nonfat milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, butter flavor (maltodextrin, natural butter flavor, annatto and turmeric [added for color]), spice and/or liquid pepper extract), pork sausage - (pork, water, salt, spices, corn syrup solids, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, spice extractive), potatoes - (with sea salt, canola oil), cheese sauce - (water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), modified corn starch, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan, locust bean and/or guar gums]), canola oil, contains less than 2% of nonfat dry milk, whey, sodium phosphate, salt, corn starch, lactic acid, cellulose gum, butter oil, sugar, yeast extract, paprika extract (color), natural flavors, annatto extract (color), process cheddar cheese product - (water, palm oil, natural cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), rennet casein, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt, lactic acid, natural flavor, annatto color), water process jack and american cheese with peppers product - (jack and american cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, skim milk, palm oil, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, peppers (red and green jalapeno peppers), salt, lactic acid), tomatoes - (with juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), green chilies - (with salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), contains 2% or less - onion, vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or corn oil), modified corn starch, jalapeno peppers (with salt, acetic acid, water, calcium chloride), salt, spice.
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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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