Chili Sauce With Beef And Beans With Portuguese Brand Sausage

by Zippy’s

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Chili Sauce With Beef And Beans With Portuguese Brand Sausage by Zippy’s receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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.

Barcode
0731028101409
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (265 g)

What the Data Says About

Chili Sauce With Beef And Beans With Portuguese Brand Sausage by Zippy’s carries a composite safety score of 80/100, 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 2 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, Chili Sauce With Beef And Beans With Portuguese Brand Sausage 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Chili Sauce With Beef And Beans With Portuguese Brand Sausage
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Ground Beef
3
Kidney Beans
4
Prepared Dark Red Kidney Beans
5
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
6
Portuguese Brand Sausage
7
Pork
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Flavoring
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Sodium Phosphate
12
Oleoresin Of Paprika
13
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
14
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
15
Bleached Enriched Flour
16
Bleached Wheat Flour
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Iron
19
Thiamin Mononitrate
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
Tomato Paste
23
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
24
Celery
25
Onion
26
Green Bell Pepper
27
Chili Seasoning
28
Paprika
29
Chili Pepper
30
Spices
31
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Worcestershire Sauce
35
Distilled Vinegar
36
Molasses
37
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
38
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
39
Anchovy
40
Natural Flavor
41
Tamarind Extract
42
Soy Lecithin
43
Beef Base
44
Oven Roasted Beef Including Natural Juices
45
Hydroyzed Soy Protein
46
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
47
Rendered Chicken Fat
48
Onion Powder
49
Flavoring
50
Whey Powder
51
Chicken Base
52
Oven Roasted Chicken Including Natural Juices
53
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
54
Turmeric
55
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
56
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Water, Ground Beef, Kidney Beans (Prepared Dark Red Kidney Beans, Calcium Chloride), Portuguese Brand Sausage (Pork, Water, Salt, Flavoring, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Oleoresin of Paprika, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Bleached Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Tomato Paste (Tomato Paste, Citric Acid), Celery, Onion, Sugar, Green Bell Pepper, Chili Seasoning (Paprika, Chili Pepper, Spices, Silicon Dioxide, Salt, Garlic), Sea Salt, Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Water, Corn Syrup, Salt, Caramel Color, Sugar, Spices, Anchovy, Natural Flavor, Tamarind Extract, Soy Lecithin), Beef Base (Oven Roasted Beef Including Natural Juices, Salt, Hydroyzed Soy Protein, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Rendered Chicken Fat, Caramel Color, Onion Powder, Natural Flavoring, Whey Powder), Chicken Base (Oven Roasted Chicken Including Natural Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Rendered Chicken Fat, Sugar, Whey Powder, Natural Flavoring, Turmeric), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate.

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