Safe

Tamale pie

by No Time 2 Cook!

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0851482003405 · No Time 2 Cook! · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0851482003405 · Serving size 1 cup (227 g)

The verdict

Tamale pie by No Time 2 Cook! scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39-component record, beginning with Water, Ground Beef Chuck, Black Beans. 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 39 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.

82003405 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tamale pie label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 42% LEAD-RARE Ferrous Gluconate PHOTO-FINISH The Vintage Cheddar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …003405 · July 2026

12 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ferrous Gluconate). Source sheet 82003405 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp · Nearest score peer is The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp at the same screening score.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Tamale pie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tamale pie100/1002. The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. The Vintage Cheddar Extra…100/1003. Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pe…100/1004. Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Round Steak: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Ro…100/1005. Cheddar Style Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cheddar Style Cheese100/100
High-band neighbours for Tamale pie (100/100) outside No Time 2 Cook!.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Tamale pie
100/100
The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp
100/100
Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino
100/100
Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Round Steak
100/100
Cheddar Style Cheese
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Tamale pie scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Tamale pie lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 58th percentile a longer ingredient list than 58% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (58th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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
Water
2
Ground Beef Chuck
3
Black Beans
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Ferrous Gluconate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Safe GRAS
6
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
7
Instant Corn Masa Mix
8
Corn Treated With Lime
9
Onion
10
Dehydrated Bell Pepper
11
Tomato Paste
12
Tomatoes
13
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
14
Yellow Corn Meal Mix
15
Yellow Corn Meal
16
Wheat Flour
17
Monocalcium Phosphate
18
Bicarbonate Of Soda
19
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Iron
21
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
24
Green Chilies
25
Green Chili Peppers
26
Cream Style Corn
27
Corn
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Corn Starch
30
Flour Starch Blend
31
Modified Food Starch
32
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
33
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Corn Oil
35
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Soy Lecithin
37
Organic Ancho Chili Pepper
38
Cilantro
39
Spices

Full Ingredient List

Water, ground beef chuck, black beans (black beans, water, salt, ferrous gluconate, calcium chloride), instant corn masa mix (corn treated with lime), onion, bell pepper, tomato paste (tomatoes, citric acid), yellow corn meal mix (yellow corn meal, wheat flour, salt, monocalcium phosphate, bicarbonate of soda, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), green chilies (green chili peppers, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), contains less than 2% of cream style corn (corn, water, sugar, modified corn starch, salt), flour starch blend (wheat flour, modified food starch, xanthan gum), whey protein concentrate, corn oil, garlic, salt, soy lecithin, ancho chili pepper, cilantro, spices.

Other products containing Instant Corn Masa Mix

Instant Corn Masa Mix is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Tamale pie

Neighbours outside No Time 2 Cook! with screening scores in the same high band as Tamale pie (100/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within No Time 2 Cook!; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

12 of 39 parsed ingredients on Tamale pie match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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

Barcode 0851482003405: 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.