Mexican Kitchen To Go Meal Bowl

by Fresh & Easy Llc

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mexican Kitchen To Go Meal Bowl by Fresh & Easy Llc 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
5051379080761
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (340 g)

What the Data Says About

Mexican Kitchen To Go Meal Bowl by Fresh & Easy Llc 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 Kitchen To Go Meal Bowl 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Mexican Kitchen To Go Meal Bowl
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Rice
2
Cooked Long Grain Rice
3
Water
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Ferric Orthophosphate
6
Thiamin Monenitrate
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Ground Peeled Tomatoes
9
Tomato
10
Organic Tomato Puree
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Onion
14
Celery
15
Canola Oil
16
Tomato Paste
17
Chicken Base
18
Chicken Stock
19
Natural Flavor
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Yeast Extract
22
Garlic Puree
23
Organic Cumin Powder
24
Coriander
25
Black Pepper
26
Cheese Enchiladas
27
White Corn Flour Treated With Lime
28
Corn Flour
29
Calcium Hydroxide
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
30
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
31
Cultured Dextrose
32
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
33
Monterey Jack Cheese
34
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
35
Enzymes
36
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Calcium
38
Cheddar Cheese
39
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Red Sauce {Water
41
Unsalted Butter
42
Pasteurized Cream
43
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
44
Starter Distillate
45
Chipotle Puree
46
Chipotle Peppers
47
Corn Starch
48
Ancho Chile
49
Onion Powder
50
Granulated Garlic
51
Pasteurized Lemon Juice
52
Chile Powder
53
Paprika
54
Xanthan Gum}
55
Mozzarella Cheese
56
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk

Full Ingredient List

Rice [cooked long grain rice (water, niacin, ferric orthophosphate, thiamin monenitrate, folic acid), ground peeled tomatoes (tomato, tomato puree, salt, citric acid), onion, celery, canola oil, tomato paste, chicken base (chicken stock, natural flavor, salt, sugar, yeast extract), salt, garlic puree, cumin powder, coriander, black pepper], cheese enchiladas [white corn flour treated with lime (corn flour, calcium hydroxide, cellulose), water, cultured dextrose, sugar, citric acid, maltodextrin, monterey jack cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, potato starch, calcium), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto)], red sauce {water, tomato paste, unsalted butter [pasteurized cream, natural flavor (lactic acid, starter distillate)], chipotle puree (water, dried chipotle peppers), canola oil, corn starch, salt, ancho chile, onion powder, granulated garlic, pasteurized lemon juice, cumin powder, chile powder, paprika, xanthan gum}, mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto).

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