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Cheesy Beef Chalupa

by 505 Southweasern Mexilupa

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0602050010291 · 505 Southweasern Mexilupa · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0602050010291 · Serving size 1 MEXILUPA (170 g)

The verdict

Cheesy Beef Chalupa by 505 Southweasern Mexilupa scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 83 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 83-component record, beginning with Tortilla, Enriched Flour, Wheat Bleached Flour. 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 83 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

50010291 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheesy Beef Chalupa label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 83 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Cheesy Chicken Chalupa · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010291 · July 2026

21 of 83 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 50010291 · 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: Cheesy Chicken Chalupa · Nearest score peer is Cheesy Chicken Chalupa 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Cheesy Beef Chalupa: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheesy Beef Chalupa95/1002. Cheesy Chicken Chalupa: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cheesy Chicken Chalupa95/1003. Zen, pudding, chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Zen, pudding, chocolate95/1004. Almondmilk Chocolate Pudding: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Almondmilk Chocolate Pudd…95/1005. Elmhurst Dairy, Heavy Cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Elmhurst Dairy, Heavy Cre…95/100
High-band neighbours for Cheesy Beef Chalupa (95/100) outside 505 Southweasern Mexilupa.
Chart values as text

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

Cheesy Beef Chalupa
95/100
Cheesy Chicken Chalupa
95/100
Zen, pudding, chocolate
95/100
Almondmilk Chocolate Pudding
95/100
Elmhurst Dairy, Heavy Cream
95/100

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. Cheesy Beef Chalupa scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Cheesy Beef Chalupa lists 83 ingredients on its label

83 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 83 (98th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 83 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Tortilla
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Bleached Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Yellow Corn Masa Flour
11
Palm Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Mono Diglycerides
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Baking Powder
16
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
17
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
18
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
19
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Monocalcium Phosphate
21
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
22
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Mold Inhibitor
24
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
25
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
26
Instant Yeast
27
Yeast
28
Sorbitan
29
Monostearate
30
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
31
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
32
Monterey Jack Cheese
33
Pasteurized Milk
34
Cheese Cultures
35
Enzymes
36
Fully Cooked Beef Crumbles
37
Beef
38
Tomato Paste
39
Textured Soy Flour
40
Soy Flour
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Natural Flavor
43
Cellulose Powder
44
Spices
45
Chili Pepper
46
Chipotle Pepper
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Cheddar Cheese
49
Enzymes And Annatto
50
Color
51
Jalapeno Chile Peppers
52
Jalapeno Peppers
53
Dried Vinegar
54
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
55
Soybean Oil
56
Refried Pinto Beans
57
Pinto Beans
58
Tomatoes
59
Ground Chili Pepper
60
Beef Base
61
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
62
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
63
Soybeans
64
Wheat
65
Corn Oil
66
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
67
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
68
From Corn
69
Flavorings
70
Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce
71
Chipotle Peppers
72
Organic Onions
73
Vegetable Oil
74
Spices
75
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
76
Garlic Powder
77
Onion
78
Onion Powder
79
Hickory Liquid Smoke
80
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
81
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
82
Serrano Peppers
83
Dried Chipotle Pepper. Fried In Soybean Oil

Full Ingredient List

Tortilla (enriched flour [wheat bleached flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, yellow corn masa flour, palm oil, salt, mono diglycerides, sugar, baking powder [sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate], fumaric acid, sodium propionate [mold inhibitor], potassium sorbate [mold inhibitor], citric acid, instant yeast [yeast, sorbitan, monostearate, ascorbic acid], sodium metabisulfite), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, and enzymes), fully cooked beef crumbles (beef, water, tomato paste, textured soy flour [soy flour, caramel color], natural flavor, cellulose powder, contains 2% or less of: salt, spices, chili pepper, chipotle pepper, garlic), water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and annatto [color]), jalapeno chile peppers (jalapeno peppers, water, vinegar, and salt), soybean oil, refried pinto beans (pinto beans, soybean oil, salt), pinto beans, tomato paste (tomatoes), ground chili pepper, beef base (beef [roasted beef and concentrated beef stock], salt, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt], corn oil, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin [from corn], sugar, natural flavorings, caramel color), chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (chipotle peppers, water, tomato paste, vinegar, onions, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, and spices), sea salt, garlic powder, cornstarch, onion, onion powder, sugar, hickory liquid smoke (water, hickory smoke flavor, vinegar, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, caramel color), serrano peppers, dried chipotle pepper. fried in soybean oil.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cheesy Beef Chalupa

Neighbours outside 505 Southweasern Mexilupa with screening scores in the same high band as Cheesy Beef Chalupa (95/100 here). No other 505 Southweasern Mexilupa products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cheesy Beef Chalupa's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 83-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Cheesy Beef Chalupa'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 0602050010291: 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.