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Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches

by Nestlé

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043695071078 · Nestlé · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043695071078 · Serving size 1 sandwich (127 g)

The verdict

Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches by Nestlé scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 94 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 94-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. 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 94 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

95071078 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 94 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Meatballs & mozzarella · ±0 BOOK-OFF …071078 · July 2026

26 of 94 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 95071078 · 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: Meatballs & mozzarella sandwiches, meatballs & mozzarella · Nearest score peer is Meatballs & mozzarella sandwiches, meatballs & mozzarella 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Philly steak & cheese sea…95/1002. Meatballs & mozzarella sandwiches, meatballs & mozzarella: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Meatballs & mozzarella sa…95/1003. Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Italian Style Meatballs &…95/1004. PHILLY STEAK & CHEESE: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. PHILLY STEAK & CHEESE95/1005. Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Style Meatballs &…95/100
High-band neighbours for Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches (95/100) outside Nestlé.
Chart values as text

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

Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches
95/100
Meatballs & mozzarella sandwiches, meatballs & mozzarella
95/100
Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella
95/100
PHILLY STEAK & CHEESE
95/100
Italian Style Meatballs & Mozzarella
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. Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches 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

Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches lists 94 ingredients on its label

94 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 94 (99th 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 94 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed Caramel Color Added
11
Up To 14% Solution Of Water
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Seasoning
14
Yeast Extract
15
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
16
Natural Flavors
17
Dried Beef Stock
18
Sunflower Oil
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
Beef Fat
21
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
23
Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
24
Pasteurized Part Skim Milk Nonfat Milk
25
Modified Food Starch
26
Cultures
27
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Enzymes
29
Ingredients Not In Regular Mozzarella Cheese
30
Organic Onions
31
2% Or Less Of Margarine
32
Palm Oil
33
Soybean Oil
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Mono & Diglycerides
36
Soybean Lecithin
37
Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid
38
Preservatives
39
Annatto And Turmeric Color
40
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
41
Green Bell Peppers Red Bell Peppers
42
Buttermilk Powder
43
Nonfat Dry Milk
44
Whey Powder
45
Cheddar Cheese
46
Cultured Milk
47
Parmesan Cheese
48
Cultured Milk. Salt
49
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
50
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Garlic Powder
52
Onion Powder
53
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
54
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
55
Blue Cheese
56
Natural Flavor
57
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
58
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
59
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
60
Color
61
Anhydrous Milkfat
62
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
63
Fractionated Palm Oil
64
Bread Crumbs
65
Bleached Wheat Flour
66
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
67
Yeast
68
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
69
Amylase
Flavoring
Safe
70
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
71
Dough Conditioner Blend
72
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
73
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
74
Tricalcium Phosphate
75
Cheddar/blue Cheeses
76
Milk
77
Cheese Cultures
78
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
79
Dried Onion Natural Flavor Soybean Oil Garlic Powder
80
Spice
81
Extractives Of Paprika And Annatto
82
Creamer
83
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
84
Corn Syrup Solids
85
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
86
Mono And Diglycerides
87
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
88
Soy Lecithin
89
Corn Starch
90
Natural Butter Flavor
91
Organic Onions
92
Lactic Acid Blend
93
Soy Flour
94
Egg Whites

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked beef steak ground and formed caramel color added (contains up to 14% solution of water, salt, seasoning [yeast extract, maltodextrin, flavors, beef stock, sunflower oil, salt, sodium phosphate, beef fat], sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, caramel color), reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk nonfat milk, modified food starch*, cultures, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular mozzarella cheese), onions, 2% or less of margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, mono & diglycerides, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], annatto and turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate added), green bell peppers red bell peppers, seasoning (buttermilk powder, nonfat dry milk, whey powder, cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [cultured milk. salt, enzymes], salt, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, whey protein concentrate, garlic powder, onion powder, citric acid, lactic acid, blue cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], flavor, calcium lactate, xanthan gum, annatto [color], anhydrous milkfat, succinic acid), modified food starch, palm oil, sugar, salt, soybean oil, fractionated palm oil, maltodextrin, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt), bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, amylase, ascorbic acid, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), seasoning (cheddar/blue cheeses [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, dextrose, dried onion natural flavor soybean oil garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid, spice, extractives of paprika and annatto), creamer (coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [milk], mono and diglycerides, dipotassium phosphate, soy lecithin), yeast, whey, potassium chloride, soy lecithin, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, butter flavor), dried onions, lactic acid blend (lactic acid, calcium lactate), soy flour, egg whites.

Other products containing Cultured Milk. Salt

Cultured Milk. Salt is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches

Neighbours outside Nestlé with screening scores in the same high band as Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nestlé; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 94-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Philly steak & cheese seasoned crust stuffed sandwiches'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 0043695071078: 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.