Pork milanese with sauce

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Pork milanese with sauce receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0018894904090
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 PACKAGE (170 g)

What the Data Says About

Pork milanese with sauce carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Pork milanese with sauce 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 Pork milanese with sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Breaded Pork Cutlet
2
Pork Cutlet
3
Boneless Pork
4
Water
5
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
6
Kosher Salt
7
Sodium Phosphates
8
Black Pepper
9
Breaded With
10
Bread Crumbs
11
Bleached Wheat Flour
12
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
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Yeast
15
Parmesan Cheese
16
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
17
Cheese Culture
18
Rennet And Aged Over 10 Months
19
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
20
Preservative
21
Parsley Flakes
22
Organic Basil
23
Oregano
24
Par Fried In Canola Oil
25
Sauce
26
Mushrooms
27
Burgundy Cooking Wine
28
Wine
29
Demi Glace
30
Corn Oil
31
Bhq And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Palm Oil
34
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
35
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Dried Beef Stock
37
Beef Fat
38
Hydrolysed Soy
39
Corn And Wheat Proteins
40
Cottonseed Oil
41
2% Or Less Of Soy Sauce
42
Ater
43
Soybean
44
Wheat
45
Onion Powder
46
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
47
Yeast Extract
48
Garlic Powder
49
Mono And Diglycerides
50
Natural Flavors
51
Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate
52
Beef Extract
53
Soybean Oil
54
Beef
55
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
56
Sulfiting Agents
ANTIOXIDANT
GRAS
57
Shallots
58
Butter
59
Cream

Full Ingredient List

Breaded pork cutlet (pork cutlet [boneless pork, water, isolated soy protein, kosher salt, sodium phosphates, black pepper], breaded with [bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet and aged over 10 months, calcium propionate (preservative)], kosher salt, parsley flakes, basil, black pepper, oregano], par fried in canola oil), sauce (water, mushrooms, burgundy cooking wine (wine, salt), demi glace (corn oil [bhq and citric acid added to protect flavor] modified food starch, palm oil, water, maltodextrin, sugar, beef stock, beef fat, hydrolysed soy, corn and wheat proteins, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, 2% or less of soy sauce [ater, soybean, wheat, salt] onion powder, caramel color, yeast extract, garlic powder, mono and diglycerides, natural flavors, disodium inosinate disodium guanylate, beef extract, soybean oil, dried beef, lactic acid, contains sulfiting agents), shallots, butter (cream, salt)).

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