Michelina's, lean gourmet, maxican-style bake with enchilada sauce

by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Michelina's, lean gourmet, maxican-style bake with enchilada sauce by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0717854106580
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PACKAGE (241 g)

What the Data Says About

Michelina's, lean gourmet, maxican-style bake with enchilada sauce by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Michelina's, lean gourmet, maxican-style bake with enchilada sauce 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

Composite safety metrics for Michelina's, lean gourmet, maxican-style bake with enchilada sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Cooked Long Grain Rice
2
Water
3
Diced Tomatoes
4
Tomatoes
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
Cooked White Chicken
9
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
10
Soy Protein Isolate
11
2% Or Less Of Salt
12
Sodium Phosphate
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Maltodextrin And Natural Flavor
15
Tortilla Chips
16
Whole Ground Corn
17
Treated With Lime
18
Vegetable Oil
19
The Following: Corn Oil
20
Sunflower Oil
21
Canola Oil
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Corn
24
Bell Peppers
25
Cooked Black Beans
26
Organic Onions
27
Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
28
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
29
Cheese Culture
30
Enzymes
31
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
32
Color
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Tomato Paste
35
Less Than 2% Of Cheddar Club Cheese
36
Cheddar Cheese
37
Pasteurized Milk
38
Chili Powder
39
Spices
40
Garlic Powder
41
Enriched Masa Harina Flour
42
Corn Flour
43
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Iron
45
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
48
Paprika
49
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
50
Chicken Broth Powder
51
Chicken Broth
52
Flavoring
53
Flavor Enhancer
54
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
55
From Corn
56
Natural Flavor
57
Gum Arabic
58
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
59
Wheat Protein
60
And Maltodextrin
61
Granulated Garlic
62
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked long grain rice, water, diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), cooked white chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein isolate, 2% or less of salt, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin and natural flavor), tortilla chips (whole ground corn [treated with lime], vegetable oil [contains one or more of the following: corn oil, sunflower oil, canola oil], salt), corn, bell peppers, cooked black beans, onions, reduced fat cheddar cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [color], vitamin a palmitate), tomato paste, less than 2% of cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), canola oil, chili powder (spices, salt, garlic powder), enriched masa harina flour (corn flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), spices, modified food starch, paprika, sugar, salt, chicken broth powder (chicken broth, salt, flavoring), natural flavor enhancer (maltodextrin [from corn], natural flavor, gum arabic), hydrolyzed wheat protein (wheat protein, salt, and maltodextrin), granulated garlic, sodium bicarbonate.

Categories

Frozen foods

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial