Mexican style traditional cheese enchiladas with mexican rice and refried pinto beans, mexican style

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mexican style traditional cheese enchiladas with mexican rice and refried pinto beans, mexican style 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
0818511013293
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
227 g (227 g)

What the Data Says About

Mexican style traditional cheese enchiladas with mexican rice and refried pinto beans, mexican style 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, Mexican style traditional cheese enchiladas with mexican rice and refried pinto beans, mexican style 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 Mexican style traditional cheese enchiladas with mexican rice and refried pinto beans, mexican style
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
Cheese Enchilada: Tortilla
2
White Corn Cooked With Lime And Water
3
Filler: Cheddar Cheese
4
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
5
Cheese Culture
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Annatto Color
9
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Corn Starch
11
Added To Prevent Caking
12
Water
13
Organic Onions
14
Vegetable Oil
15
Soybean Oil
16
. Refried Pinto Beans: Water
17
Pinto Beans
18
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Bha And Bht Added To Protect Flavor
20
Salt. Mexican Rice: Water
21
Rice
22
Whole Tomatoes
23
Tomatoes
24
Tomato Juice
25
Less Than 2% Of: Salt
26
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
27
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
28
Tomato Paste
29
Vinegar
30
Onion Powder
31
Garlic Powder. Enchilada Sauce: Tomato Puree
32
Water And Tomato Paste
33
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Chili Powder
35
Chili Pepper
36
Spices
37
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
38
Cumin
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
Dried Guajillo Pepper
41
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
42
Preservative
43
. Cheddar Cheese: Pasteurized Milk
44
Enzymes And Annatto
45
For Color
46
Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking

Full Ingredient List

Cheese enchilada: tortilla (white corn cooked with lime and water) filler: cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color, may contain more of the following: powdered cellulose, potato starch, corn starch (added to prevent caking) water, onions, vegetable oil (soybean oil). refried pinto beans: water, pinto beans, lard (bha and bht added to protect flavor), salt. mexican rice: water, rice, whole tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, less than 2% of: salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), tomato paste (tomatoes, citric acid), soybean oil, salt, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder. enchilada sauce: tomato puree (water and tomato paste), modified cornstarch, chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, dehydrated garlic), salt, soybean oil, cumin, onion powder, garlic, guajillo pepper, citric acid, spices, sodium benzoate (preservative). cheddar cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes and annatto (for color), potato starch, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking.

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