High Liner, Sea Cuisine, Asian Spice Tilapia

by High Liner Foods

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

High Liner, Sea Cuisine, Asian Spice Tilapia by High Liner Foods 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
0035493012704
Nutri-Score
a
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
284 g (10 oz)

What the Data Says About

High Liner, Sea Cuisine, Asian Spice Tilapia by High Liner Foods 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, High Liner, Sea Cuisine, Asian Spice Tilapia 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. The Nutri-Score grade of A reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for High Liner, Sea Cuisine, Asian Spice Tilapia
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 A OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Ingredients For Fish: Tilapia
2
Water
3
The Following: Natural Spice Extractives
4
Sunflower Oil
5
Natural Flavor
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Olive Oil
8
Mono & Diglycerides
9
Vegetable Oil
10
Soybean
11
Canola
12
Cottonseed Oil
13
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
14
Palm Oil
15
Extract Of Paprika
16
Color
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Spices
20
Soy Lecithin
21
Onion Powder
22
Toasted Sesame Oil
23
Paprika
24
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
To Retain Moisture
26
. Ingredients For Sweet Chili Sauce: Sugar
27
Chili Puree
28
Aged Cayenne Pepper
29
Red Bell Pepper
30
Chili Di Arbol Pepper
31
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
32
Red Bell Pepper Puree
33
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
34
Garlic Puree
35
Distilled Vinegar
36
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
37
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
38
Preservative
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Ingredients for fish: tilapia, water, contains less than 2% of the following: natural spice extractives, sunflower oil, natural flavor, sugar, olive oil, mono & diglycerides, vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or cottonseed oil), gelatin, palm oil, extract of paprika (color), dehydrated garlic, salt, spices, soy lecithin, onion powder, toasted sesame oil, paprika (color), sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture). ingredients for sweet chili sauce: sugar, water, chili puree (aged cayenne pepper, red bell pepper, salt, chili di arbol pepper, sodium metabisulfite), salt, red bell pepper puree (red bell pepper, citric acid), garlic puree, distilled vinegar, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative).

Categories

Seafood Fishes and their products Fishes Tilapia

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