Salisbury steak 'n mashed potatoes
by Night Hawk
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Salisbury steak 'n mashed potatoes by Night Hawk receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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.
What the Data Says About
Salisbury steak 'n mashed potatoes by Night Hawk carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 3 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, Salisbury steak 'n mashed potatoes 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 C 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy [salisbury steak (beef, onions, water, textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel coloring (contains sulfites)), dried egg product (whole eggs, corn syrup solids, salt), salt, black pepper, garlic powder), mushroom gravy (water, mushrooms, brown gravy mix (modified corn starch, maltodextrin, salt, hydrolyzed (corn gluten, soy, wheat gluten) proteins, dextrose, beef fat (with tbhq and bht as preservative), caramel color, onion powder, beet powder, natural flavor, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, and less than 55 ppm sulfiting agents), burgundy wine, sauterne wine, onions, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper)], mashed potatoes topped with cheddar cheese and bacon bits [mashed potatoes (water, potato flakes (potatoes, vegetable (palm oil) emulsifier, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite and citric acid added as preservatives), heavy whipping cream (heavy cream, skim milk, less than 1% each of mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 8o and carrageenan), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides (soybean), soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (a preservative), citric acid, natural & artificial flavor, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate added), butter burst (whey, buttermilk, butter (cream, water, salt), salt, natural flavor, less than 2% silicon dioxide an anti-caking agent), salt), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color), potato starch and powdered cellulose, (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor)), bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may also contain smoke flavoring, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavoring).
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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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