Meal bowl frontera chicken

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Meal bowl frontera chicken 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
5051379095505
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (340 g)

What the Data Says About

Meal bowl frontera chicken 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, Meal bowl frontera chicken 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 Meal bowl frontera chicken
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
Elote White Rice
2
Water
3
Enriched Long Grain White Rice
4
Organic Long Grain Rice
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferric Orthophosphate
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Unsalted Butter
10
Pasteurized Cream
11
Natural Flavor
12
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
13
Starter Distillate
14
Corn
15
Garlic Puree
16
Chicken Base
17
Chicken Stock
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Yeast
21
Onion Powder
22
Seasoned Chicken
23
White Meat Chicken
24
Soybean Oil
25
Soy Protein Isolate
26
Tomato Powder
27
Distilled Vinegar
28
Chile Pepper
29
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Corn Starch
32
Chipotle Pepper
33
Soy Sauce Powder
34
Wheat
35
Soybean
36
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
37
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Molasses Powder
40
Molasses
41
Spices
42
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
43
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
44
Tomato Essence
45
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
46
Black Beans
47
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
48
Salsa
49
Tomato
50
Yellow Onion
51
White Vinegar
52
Cilantro
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Corn Starch
55
Jalapeno Pepper
56
Serrano Pepper
57
Black Pepper
58
Cheese Blend {Mozzarella Cheese
59
Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
60
Enzymes
61
Cheddar Cheese
62
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
63
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
64
Color

Full Ingredient List

Elote white rice [water, enriched long grain white rice (long grain rice, niacin, ferric orthophosphate, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), unsalted butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavor, lactic acid, starter distillate), corn, garlic puree, chicken base (chicken stock, natural flavor, salt, sugar, yeast), onion powder], seasoned chicken [white meat chicken, water, contains less than 2% of: salt, soybean oil, soy protein isolate, tomato powder, distilled vinegar, chile pepper, fructose, sodium phosphate, modified corn starch, chipotle pepper, sugar, soy sauce powder (wheat, soybean, salt, maltodextrin), whey protein concentrate, dehydrated garlic, molasses powder (molasses, maltodextrin), spices, citric acid, dehydrated orange peel, tomato essence (maltodextrin, tomato essence, citric acid), xanthan gum], black beans (water, black beans, salt, calcium chloride), salsa [tomato, yellow onion, white vinegar, cilantro, garlic (water, garlic, citric acid), corn starch, salt, jalapeno pepper, serrano pepper, black pepper, onion powder], cheese blend {mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (color)]}.

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