Safe

Signature Steak Portabella

by Lean Cuisine

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800156501 · Lean Cuisine · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800156501 · Serving size 1 portion (212 g)

The verdict

Signature Steak Portabella by Lean Cuisine scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39-component record, beginning with Broccoli, Cooked Beef Steak, Water And Binder Product. 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 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

00156501 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Signature Steak Portabella label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 42% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Meatloaf · ±0 BOOK-OFF …156501 · July 2026

7 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00156501 · 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: Meatloaf · Nearest score peer is Meatloaf 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. Signature Steak Portabella: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Signature Steak Portabella95/1002. Meatloaf: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Meatloaf95/1003. ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN95/1004. Italiano lasagna: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Italiano lasagna95/1005. Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Savory Beef & Broccoli Bo…95/100
High-band neighbours for Signature Steak Portabella (95/100) outside Lean Cuisine.
Chart values as text

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

Signature Steak Portabella
95/100
Meatloaf
95/100
ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN
95/100
Italiano lasagna
95/100
Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl
95/100

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. Signature Steak Portabella scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Signature Steak Portabella 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Broccoli
2
Cooked Beef Steak
3
Water And Binder Product
4
Caramel Color Added
5
Beef Water
6
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Beef Broth
9
Sodium Phosphate
10
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
11
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
12
Natural Flavor
13
Water
14
Mushrooms
15
Organic Onions
16
2% Or Less Of Modified Food Starch
17
Butter
18
Cream
19
Tomato Paste
20
Gum Acacia
21
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
22
Natural Flavor
23
Soybeans
24
Wheat
25
Mushroom Juice Concentrate
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Carrots
28
Celery
29
Onion Powder
30
Beef Broth
31
Natural Flavors
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
Spice
34
Sherry Wine
35
Enzyme Modified Cream
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
Disodium Phosphate
38
Grill Flavor From Vegetable Oil
39
Natural Smoke Flavor

Full Ingredient List

broccoli, cooked beef steak, water and binder product, caramel color added, beef water, modified cornstarch, salt, beef broth, sodium phosphate, dextrose, caramel color, natural flavor, water, mushrooms, onions, 2% or less of modified food starch, butter, cream, salt, tomato paste, gum acacia, soy sauce, flavor, soybeans, wheat, salt, mushroom juice concentrate, garlic, carrots, celery, caramel color, onion powder, dried beef broth, flavors, maltodextrin, spice, sherry wine, enzyme modified cream, lactic acid, disodium phosphate, grill flavor from vegetable oil, smoke flavor

Other products containing Grill Flavor From Vegetable Oil

Grill Flavor From Vegetable Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 9 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Signature Steak Portabella

Neighbours outside Lean Cuisine with screening scores in the same high band as Signature Steak Portabella (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lean Cuisine; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Signature Steak Portabella's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 39-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Signature Steak Portabella'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 0013800156501: 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.