Luvo, Chicken Chile Verde With Black Beans & Polenta
by Luvo Usa Llc
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Luvo, Chicken Chile Verde With Black Beans & Polenta by Luvo Usa Llc receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
Luvo, Chicken Chile Verde With Black Beans & Polenta by Luvo Usa Llc carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Luvo, Chicken Chile Verde With Black Beans & Polenta 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 B 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | B | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cooked white meat chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, potato starch, sea salt), water, cooked black beans, tomatoes, tomatillo, queso quesadilla (pasteurized whole milk, salt, enzymes, cheese cultures, potato starch), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), yellow corn meal, corn, red bell peppers, contains less than 2% of caramel color, chili powder (dried an ahe im chiles), chipotle pepper puree (chipotle pepper, citric acid), cilantro, citric acid, coriander, cumin, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, garlic, green bell peppers, green chili pepper, green onion, guar gum, jalapeno peppers, jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, vinegar, salt, natural flavors), lemon juice concentrate, lime juice concentrate, natural flavors, onions, orange juice concentrate, oregano, paprika, paprika extract, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), parsley, poblano peppers, potato starch, red onions, roasted pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seeds, sun flower oil), seasoning (natural flavor, potassium chloride, yeast), spices, sunflower oil, thyme, tomato paste, xanthan gum, yellow corn masa flour (yellow corn masa flour, trace of lime).
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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.