Safe

Beef & Queso Bowl

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00825511 · Trader Joe's · Frozen fruits with added sugar. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00825511 · Serving size 1 bowl (269 g)

The verdict

Beef & Queso Bowl by Trader Joe's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Water, Jasmine Rice, Organic Onions. 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 42 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.

00825511 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beef & Queso Bowl label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Oat fiber PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate chip edible · ±0 BOOK-OFF …825511 · July 2026

12 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Oat fiber). Source sheet 00825511 · 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: Chocolate chip edible cookie dough · Nearest score peer is Chocolate chip edible cookie dough 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. Beef & Queso Bowl: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beef & Queso Bowl100/1002. Chocolate chip edible cookie dough: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate chip edible coo…100/1003. Villa Italia: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Villa Italia100/1004. Traditional Biltong: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Traditional Biltong100/1005. Spicy Biltong: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Spicy Biltong100/100
High-band neighbours for Beef & Queso Bowl (100/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

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

Beef & Queso Bowl
100/100
Chocolate chip edible cookie dough
100/100
Villa Italia
100/100
Traditional Biltong
100/100
Spicy Biltong
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Beef & Queso Bowl lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Jasmine Rice
3
Organic Onions
4
Diced Tomatoes In Juice
5
Tomato Juice
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
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
8
Tomato Sauce
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Red Pepper
11
Onion
12
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
13
Spice Extractives
14
Safflower Oil
15
Granulated Onion
16
Tomato Paste
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Chicken Broth Base
20
Cumin
21
Ground Beef
22
Diced Green Chile Peppers In Brine
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Diced Jalapeno Peppers In Brine
26
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
27
Black Pepper
28
Oregano
29
Queso Cheese Sauce
30
Reduced Fat Milk
31
Sour Cream
32
White Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
33
Milkfat
34
Disodium Phosphate
35
Trisodium Phosphate
36
Red Bell Pepper
37
Vegetable Blend
38
Shredded White Cheddar Cheese
39
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
40
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
41
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
42
Milk

Full Ingredient List

Water, jasmine rice, onions, diced tomatoes in juice, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid, tomato sauce, salt, dried red pepper, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, spice extractives, safflower oil, granulated onion, tomato paste, garlic, sea salt, chicken broth base, cumin, ground beef, diced green chile peppers in brine, sugar, cornstarch, diced jalapeno peppers in brine, oat fiber, black pepper, dried oregano, queso cheese sauce, reduced fat milk, sour cream, white pasteurized process cheddar cheese, milkfat, disodium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, red bell pepper, vegetable blend, shredded white cheddar cheese, potato starch, tapioca starch, natamycin. Contains milk.

Categories

Frozen fruits with added sugar

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beef & Queso Bowl

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as Beef & Queso Bowl (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Beef & Queso Bowl has a longer ingredient list than 94% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 00825511: 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.