Sea cuisine, natural cut tilapia with tortilla, chipotle and lime crust

by Sea Cuisine, High Liner Foods

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Sea cuisine, natural cut tilapia with tortilla, chipotle and lime crust by Sea Cuisine, High Liner Foods receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 6 ingredients 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
0035493013138
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
5.5 ONZ (154 g)

What the Data Says About

Sea cuisine, natural cut tilapia with tortilla, chipotle and lime crust by Sea Cuisine, High Liner Foods carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 6 flagged ingredients 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, Sea cuisine, natural cut tilapia with tortilla, chipotle and lime crust 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 B 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 Sea cuisine, natural cut tilapia with tortilla, chipotle and lime crust
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Tilapia
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Canola
5
Cottonseed
6
Soybean
7
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
8
Flour
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Reduced Iron
11
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Water
15
Corn Starch
16
Tortilla Chips
17
Yellow Whole Corn
18
Ground White Corn Treated With Calcium Hydroxide
19
Corn
20
Sunflower Oil
21
Or Less Of: Yellow Corn Flour
22
Spices
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Onion Powder
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Garlic Powder
28
Chipotle Pepper
29
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
30
White Corn Flour
31
Egg Whites
32
Chili Pepper
33
Yeast
34
Natural Flavors
35
Enriched Wheat Flour
36
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
37
Vinegar
38
Extractives Of Lime
39
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
40
Soy Flour
41
Leavening
42
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
43
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
44
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
45
Monocalcium Phosphate
46
Vegetable Oil Shortening
47
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
48
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
49
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
50
Yeast Extract
51
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
52
Soy Lecithin
53
Tragacanth Gum
54
Sunflower Lecithin
55
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
56
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
57
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
58
Paprika
59
Color
60
Artificial Coloring
61
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
62
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
63
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
64
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
65
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Tilapia, bleached wheat flour, vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or soybean), enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, modified corn starch, tortilla chips [yellow whole corn, ground white corn treated with calcium hydroxide, water, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, soybean and/or sunflower oil)], contains 2% or less of: yellow corn flour, spices, garlic, salt, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, chipotle pepper, whey, white corn flour, egg whites, chili pepper, yeast, natural flavors, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vinegar, natural extractives of lime, gelatin, soy flour, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), vegetable oil shortening (soybean), disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, citric acid, yeast extract, torula yeast, soy lecithin, tragacanth gum, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid, dextrose, caramel color, paprika (color), artificial coloring (dextrose, red 40, red 40 lake, blue 1, yellow 5, yellow 6).

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