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steak

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00012855. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00012855

The verdict

steak scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 90 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 90-component record, beginning with Mixed Vegetables, Corn, Carrots. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 90 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
00012855
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00012855 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

steak label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 90 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …012855 · July 2026

19 of 90 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00012855 · 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

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

steak lists 90 ingredients on its label

90 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 90 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 90 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Mixed Vegetables
2
Corn
3
Carrots
4
Green Beans
5
Peas
6
White Rice
7
Salisbury Steak
8
Beef
9
Water
10
Textured Vegetable Protein
11
Soy Protein Concentrate
12
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
13
Organic Onions
14
Tomato Concentrate Or Paste
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Flavorings
19
Maltodexrin
20
Green Bell Peppers
21
Hydrolyzed Corn And Soy Protein
22
Onion Powder
23
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
24
Potassium Phosphates
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Sodium Phosphates
27
Spices
28
Starch
Thickener
Safe
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Turmeric
31
Dried Vinegar
32
Beef Broth
33
Beef Base
34
Roasted Beef And Beef Broth
35
Yeast Extract
36
Corn Oil
37
Hydrolyzed Com Protein
38
Class 1
39
Tomato Powder
40
Garlic Powder
41
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
42
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
43
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
44
Dried Beef Stock
45
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Spice Extractives
47
Onion
48
Food Starch-modified
49
Nutrient Blend
50
Magnesium Citrate
51
Calcium Citrate
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
52
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Vitamin C
54
Or Less Of Ferrous Fumarate
55
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
56
Pyridoxine Hci
57
Vitamin B6
58
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Vitamin B1
60
Canola Oil
61
Onion
62
Butter Buds
63
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
64
Natural Flavor
65
Butter
66
Buttermilk Powder
67
Butter
68
Guar Gum
69
With Annatto And Turmeric
70
For Color
71
Cooking Sherry
72
Sherry Wine
73
Potassium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
74
Non Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
75
Iodized Salt
76
Brown Sugar
77
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
78
Ip Maltodextrin
79
Worcestershire Sauce
80
Distilled Vinegar
81
Molasses
82
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
83
Celery Seed
84
Tamarind
85
Dehydrated Parsley
86
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
87
Thyme
88
White Pepper
89
Milk
90
Soy. T

Full Ingredient List

mixed vegetables (corn, carrots, green beans, peas), white rice, salisbury steak (beef, water, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], onions, tomato concentrate or paste, contains 2% or less of: caramel color, corn syrup solids, dehydrated garlic, dextrose, flavorings (contains maltodexrin], green bell peppers, hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, onion powder, potassium chloride, potassium phosphates, salt, sodium phosphates, spices, starch, sugar, turmeric, vinegar), beef broth (water, beef base (roasted beef and beef broth, sugar, yeast extract, corn oil, hydrolyzed com protein, caramel color (class 1}, potassium chloride, onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dried beef stock, corn syrup solids, salt, thiamine hydrochloride, spice extractives]), water, contains 1% or less of: onion, food starch-modified, nutrient blend (magnesium citrate, calcium citrate, maltodextrin, ascorbic acid [vitamin c], contains 1% or less of ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide, pyridoxine hci [vitamin b6], thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1]). canola oil, maltodextrin, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, butter buds (whey, natural flavor, maltodextrin, dehydrated butter [buttermilk powder, butter], guar gum, annatto and turmeric [for color]), cooking sherry (sherry wine, salt, potassium metabisulfite (to protect color]), yeast extract (yeast extract, non hydrogenated vegetable oil), iodized salt, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce powder (ip maltodextrin, worcestershire sauce [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, celery seed, tamarind, natural flavor]), parsley, xanthan gum, guar gum, thyme, white pepper. contains: milk, soy. t

Other products containing Class 1

Class 1 is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from steak's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 90-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare steak's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 00012855: 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.