Beef Enchilada Dinner
by El Charrito
Beef Enchilada Dinner by El Charrito 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.
What the Data Says About
Beef Enchilada Dinner by El Charrito 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, Beef Enchilada Dinner 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 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Tortilla: corn flour (ground corn, trace of lime), water filling: water, beef, flavoring including paprika cracked wheat, modified food starch, textured vegetable protein (soy flour caramel color), contains 2% or less of: soy protein concentrate, chili powder (chili pepper, salt, spices, garlic powder), dehydrated onion, salt, vinegar, dehydrated soy sauce (flavor [hjydroloyzed soy protein, salt, corn syrup solids], yeast extract, salt, soybean oil). red chile sauce: water, short-ening (refined, bleached beef tallow, soybean oil and/or corronseed oil, bht added as antioxidant and dimethylpolysiloxane added as antifoaming agent), bleached wheat flour enriched (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), flavorings including paprika, contains 2% of less of: modified food starch, chili powder (chili pepper, salt, spices, garlic powder), dehydrated soy sauce (flavor [hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, corn syrup solids], yeast extract, salt, soybean oil,), vinegar, beef flavor base (salt, soy sauce [naturally fermented wheat & soybeans, salt, maltodextrin and caramel color), maltodextrin, yeast extract dextrose, modified corn starch. caramel color (contains 51 ppm sulfites), dried onion, silicon dioxide, corn oil, natural flavor), salt beans: water beans contains 2% or less of : shortening (refined, bleached beef tallow soy bean oil and / or cottonseed oil, bht added as antioxide and dimethylpolysiloxnane added as antifoaming agent), flavornings, vinegr, salt yeast extract, modified food starch, chili powder (chili pwpper, salt, yeast garlic powder), spanish rice: cooked rice (water, rice)tomato paste, bell peppers, contains 2% or less of: flavore including paprika, vinegar. soy bean oil, dehyfrated onion, chicken flavor base (salt, maltodextrin, dextrose, modified food starcj, sugar, dehydrated onion, yeast extract corn oil, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid), salt, modified food starch topping: imtration cheddar cheese (water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, casein, modified food starch, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium citrate, lactic acid, cellulose powder, guar gum, sorbic acid, artificial flavor, artificial color).
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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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