Safe

Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl

by El Monterey

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071007374562 · El Monterey · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071007374562 · Serving size 1 TRAY (227 g)

The verdict

Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl by El Monterey scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice, Water, Monterey Jack Cheese. 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 40 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

07374562 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-RARE Rice Starch PHOTO-FINISH Beksul, plum extract, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …374562 · July 2026

10 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Rice Starch). Source sheet 07374562 · 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: Beksul, plum extract, plum · Nearest score peer is Beksul, plum extract, plum 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.

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. Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl100/1002. Beksul, plum extract, plum: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Beksul, plum extract, plum100/1003. Spicy Vegetable Salsa Seasoning Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Spicy Vegetable Salsa Sea…100/1004. Pickle Vegetable Blended In Mustard: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pickle Vegetable Blended …100/1005. Chilera Picante Hot Relish: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chilera Picante Hot Relish100/100
High-band neighbours for Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl (100/100) outside El Monterey.
Chart values as text

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

Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl
100/100
Beksul, plum extract, plum
100/100
Spicy Vegetable Salsa Seasoning Sauce
100/100
Pickle Vegetable Blended In Mustard
100/100
Chilera Picante Hot Relish
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 40 (60th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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

1
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
2
Water
3
Monterey Jack Cheese
4
Pasteurized Milk
5
Cheese Cultures
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
9
Cotija Cheese
10
Cultured Pasteurized Milk And Skim Milk
11
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Tomato Paste
13
Black Eyed Peas
14
Corn
15
Spinach
16
Butternut Squash
17
Roasted Red Onion
18
Green Chiles
19
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
20
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
21
Red Bell Pepper
22
Chicken Base
23
Chicken Meat
24
Chicken Juices
25
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
26
From Corn
27
Chicken Fat
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
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
30
Flavoring
31
Turmeric
32
Green Jalapeno Peppers
33
Paprika
34
Ethoxyquin Added To Retain Color
35
Spices
36
Ancho Chile Pepper
37
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
38
Corn Starch
39
Granulated Onion
40
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked long grain brown rice, water, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose), cotija cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and skim milk, sea salt, enzymes), tomato paste, black eyed peas, corn, spinach, butternut squash, roasted red onion, green chiles (green chiles, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), red bell pepper, chicken base (chicken meat, natural chicken juices, salt, maltodextrin [from corn], chicken fat, sugar, dried whey, natural flavoring, turmeric), green jalapeno peppers, paprika (ethoxyquin added to retain color), spices, salt, dried ancho chile pepper, modified rice starch, modified corn starch, granulated onion, xanthan gum.

Other products containing Ethoxyquin Added To Retain Color

Ethoxyquin Added To Retain Color is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl

Neighbours outside El Monterey with screening scores in the same high band as Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within El Monterey; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

10 of 40 parsed ingredients on Spicy Loaded Veggie Bowl match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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

Barcode 0071007374562: 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.