Mexican style fiesta
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Mexican style fiesta receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy 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
Mexican style fiesta carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Mexican style fiesta 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 C 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 | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Mexican style rice (cooked rice [water, rice], chili sauce [water, tomato paste, modified corn starch, chili pepper, chicken fat, salt, sugar, dehydrated garlic, spice blend (maltodextrin, spice extractives), jalapeno flavor (green pepper juice concentrate, vinegar, salt, jalapeno juice solids, natural flavors, acetic acid, calcium chloride), ascorbic acid (as a preservative), dried egg yolks, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)], tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride], water, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, dehydrated onion, salt), refried beans (water, cooked pinto beans, calcium chloride, cooked red beans [red beans, water, salt], beef fat [beef fat, hydrogenated beef fat with tocopherol, bht added to improve stability], salt, chili pepper, spice, onion powder, dehydrated garlic), beef enchilada (beef enchilada filling [water, beef, textured vegetable protein (soy protein concentrate, caramel color), tomato paste, contains less than 2% of salt, dehydrated onion, chili pepper, dehydrated garlic, caramel color, vinegar, spices, paprika extract], tortilla [corn, water, and lime], binder solution [water, corn starch]), chili sauce (water, tomato paste, modified corn starch, chili pepper, chicken fat, salt, sugar, dehydrated garlic, spice blend [maltodextrin, spice extractives], jalapeno flavor [green pepper juice concentrate, vinegar, salt, jalapeno juice solids, natural flavors, acetic acid, calcium chloride], ascorbic acid [as a preservative], dried egg yolks, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), cocada/coconut flavored pudding (water, pudding mix [sugar, coconut oil, maltodextrin, salt, dipotassium phosphate, xanthan gum, titanium dioxide, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides, yellow #6 and yellow #5], food starch-modified), pasteurized process cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, water, cream, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid [preservative], annatto and paprika [color], powdered cellulose added to prevent caking).
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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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