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Chef's recipe taco chili with beans

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0761088803654 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0761088803654 · Serving size 1 cup (245 g)

The verdict

Chef's recipe taco chili with beans scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Ground Beef, Water, Tomatoes. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 59 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

88803654 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chef's recipe taco chili with beans label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Ferrous Gluconate PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …803654 · July 2026

11 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ferrous Gluconate). Source sheet 88803654 · 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

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.

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 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Chef's recipe taco chili with beans scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Chef's recipe taco chili with beans lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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

1
Ground Beef
2
Water
3
Tomatoes
4
Organic Tomato Puree
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
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
7
Black Beans
8
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
9
Ferrous Gluconate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Safe GRAS
10
Tomato Paste
11
Flame Roasted Sweet Corn
12
Organic Onions
13
Organic Enchilada Sauce
14
Crushed Tomatoes
15
Crushed Tomato Concentrate
16
Distilled Vinegar
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Spice
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Vegetable Oil
21
Corn
22
Canola
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Organic Onions
25
Anaheim Chiles
26
Red Peppers
27
Organic White Corn Masa
28
White Corn Treated With Hydrated Lime And Folic Acid
29
Natural Flavor
30
Lime Juice
31
Canola Oil
32
Taco Seasoning
33
Spices
34
Paprika
35
Cumin
36
Oregano
37
Chili Pepper
38
Onion
39
Garlic Powder
40
Potato Flour
41
Enriched Wheat Flour
42
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Reduced Iron
44
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
47
Organic Cocoa
48
Corn Syrup Solids
49
Beef Flavor Bone Stock
50
Dried Beef Stock
51
Yeast Extract
52
Cane Sugar
53
Beef Fat
54
Spice Extractives
55
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
56
Coriander
57
Smoked Paprika
58
Natural Smoke Flavor
59
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Ground beef, water, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato puree, salt, citric acid), black beans (black beans, water, salt, calcium chloride, ferrous gluconate), tomato paste (tomato paste, salt, citric acid), flame roasted sweet corn, onions, enchilada sauce (crushed tomatoes [water, crushed tomato concentrate], water, distilled vinegar, modified food starch, spice, salt, sugar, vegetable oil [corn, and/or canola], dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions, citric acid), anaheim chiles, red peppers, white corn masa (white corn treated with hydrated lime and folic acid), natural flavor, sugar, lime juice, canola oil, taco seasoning (spices [paprika, cumin, oregano, chili pepper], dehydrated onion, salt, garlic powder, potato flour, enriched wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cocoa, corn syrup solids, citric acid, natural flavor), beef flavor bone stock (beef stock, yeast extract, cane sugar, salt, beef fat, potato flour, spice extractives), garlic (garlic, water), salt, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika (paprika, smoke flavor), garlic powder, black pepper.

Categories

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Chef's recipe taco chili with beans has a longer ingredient list than 92% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0761088803654: 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.