Safe

Egg Carnitas Bake

by Reser's Fine Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071117614572 · Reser's Fine Foods · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071117614572 · Serving size 1 cup (220 g)

The verdict

Egg Carnitas Bake by Reser's Fine Foods scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 60-component record, beginning with Red Potatoes, Eggs, Whole Egg. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 60 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

17614572 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Egg Carnitas Bake label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Potato salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …614572 · July 2026

16 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 17614572 · 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: Potato salad · Nearest score peer is Potato salad 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. Egg Carnitas Bake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Egg Carnitas Bake95/1002. Potato salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Potato salad95/1003. Amish Style Potato Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Amish Style Potato Salad95/1004. mustard Potato Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. mustard Potato Salad95/1005. Churro Cheesecake Dessert Dip: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Churro Cheesecake Dessert…95/100
High-band neighbours for Egg Carnitas Bake (95/100) outside Reser's Fine Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Egg Carnitas Bake
95/100
Potato salad
95/100
Amish Style Potato Salad
95/100
mustard Potato Salad
95/100
Churro Cheesecake Dessert Dip
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Egg Carnitas Bake scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Egg Carnitas Bake lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Red Potatoes
2
Eggs
3
Whole Egg
4
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
5
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
6
Shredded Pork Carnitas
7
Pork Water
8
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Seasoning
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
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
12
Sodium Acetate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
13
Sodium Carbonate
ANTIOXIDANT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
14
Sodium Citrate
15
Garlic Powder
16
Sour Cream
17
Milk
18
Cream And Whey
19
Corn Starch
20
Guar Gum
21
Sodium Phosphate
22
Locust Bean Gum
23
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
24
Carob Bean Gum
25
Culture
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Preservative
28
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
29
Preservative
30
Chihuahua Cheese
31
Pasteurized Milk
32
Enzymes
33
Cheese Culture
34
Fajita Vegetable Blend
35
Yellow Onion
36
Green Pepper
37
Red Pepper
38
Seasoning Mix
39
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Onion Powder
41
Spices
42
Vinegar Solids
43
Lemon Juice Solids
44
Citric Acid And Natural Flavors
45
Soybean Oil
46
Hatch Green Chilies
47
Cheddar Cheese
48
Cheese Cultures
49
Annatto Color
50
Natamycin As A Natural Preservative
51
Water
52
Jalapeno Pepper
53
Jalapeno Peppers
54
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
55
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
56
Cultured Dextrose
57
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
58
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
59
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed
60
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Red potatoes, eggs (whole egg, citric acid, xanthan gum), shredded pork carnitas (pork water, lard, seasoning [salt, maltodextrin, sodium acetate, sodium carbonate, sodium citrate], garlic powder, salt), sour cream (milk, cream and whey, modified corn starch, guar gum, sodium phosphate, locust bean gum, sodium citrate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, culture, potassium sorbate [preservative], natamycin [natural preservative]), chihuahua cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, cheese culture), fajita vegetable blend (yellow onion, green pepper, red pepper, seasoning mix [salt, maltodextrin, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, onion powder, spices, vinegar solids, lemon juice solids, citric acid and natural flavors], soybean oil), hatch green chilies, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, natamycin as a preservative), milk, water, jalapeno pepper (jalapeno peppers, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), modified corn starch, salt, maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, sodium diacetate, xanthan gum, egg white lysozyme, nisin preparation.

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Egg Carnitas Bake

Neighbours outside Reser's Fine Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Egg Carnitas Bake (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Reser's Fine Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Egg Carnitas Bake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Egg Carnitas Bake's 1 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 0071117614572: 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.