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Mexican style fiesta

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0658276203078 · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0658276203078 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (454 g)

The verdict

Mexican style fiesta scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 83 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 83-component record, beginning with Mexican Style Rice, Cooked Rice, Water. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 83 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

76203078 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mexican style fiesta label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 83 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …203078 · July 2026

19 of 83 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 76203078 · 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

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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.

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. Mexican style fiesta scores 17.9 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker 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

Mexican style fiesta 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

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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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 83 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Mexican Style Rice
2
Cooked Rice
3
Water
4
Rice
5
Chili Sauce
6
Tomato Paste
7
Corn Starch
8
Chili Pepper
9
Chicken Fat
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
13
Spice Blend
14
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
15
Spice Extractives
16
Jalapeno Flavor
17
Green Pepper Juice Concentrate
18
Dried Vinegar
19
Jalapeno Juice Solids
20
Natural Flavors
21
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
22
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
23
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
24
As A Preservative
25
Egg Yolks
26
Enriched Wheat Flour
27
Wheat Flour
28
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Reduced Iron
30
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
33
Tomatoes
34
Tomato Juice
35
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
36
Green Bell Pepper
37
Red Bell Pepper
38
Onion
39
Refried Beans
40
Cooked Organic Pinto Beans
41
Cooked Red Beans
42
Organic Red Beans
43
Beef Fat
44
Beef Fat With Tocopherol
45
Bht Added To Improve Stability
46
Spice
47
Onion Powder
48
Beef Enchilada
49
Beef Enchilada Filling
50
Beef
51
Textured Vegetable Protein
52
Soy Protein Concentrate
53
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
54
Spices
55
Paprika Extract
56
Tortilla
57
Corn
58
Lime
59
Binder Solution
60
Corn Starch
61
Cocada/coconut Flavored Pudding
62
Pudding Mix
63
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
64
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
65
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
66
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
67
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
68
Natural And Artificial Flavors
69
Mono And Diglycerides
70
Yellow #6 And Yellow #5
71
Food Starch-modified
72
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
73
Pasteurized Milk
74
Cheese Cultures
75
Enzymes
76
Cream
77
Sodium Citrate
78
Sodium Phosphate
79
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
80
Preservative
81
Annatto And Paprika
82
Color
83
Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking

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).

Categories

Frozen foods

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mexican style fiesta'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 Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Mexican style fiesta's 3 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 0658276203078: 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.