Philly steak and cheese beef steak, reduced fat provolone & mozzarella, peppers & onions with sauce in a baked seasoned crust sandwiches, philly steak and cheese

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Philly steak and cheese beef steak, reduced fat provolone & mozzarella, peppers & onions with sauce in a baked seasoned crust sandwiches, philly steak and cheese 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
0043695083026
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 SANDWICH (127 g)

What the Data Says About

Philly steak and cheese beef steak, reduced fat provolone & mozzarella, peppers & onions with sauce in a baked seasoned crust sandwiches, philly steak and cheese 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, Philly steak and cheese beef steak, reduced fat provolone & mozzarella, peppers & onions with sauce in a baked seasoned crust sandwiches, philly steak and cheese 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

Composite safety metrics for Philly steak and cheese beef steak, reduced fat provolone & mozzarella, peppers & onions with sauce in a baked seasoned crust sandwiches, philly steak and cheese
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed
10
Beef Steak
11
Up To 14% Of A 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
Beef Fat
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Caramelized Sugar
22
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
23
Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
24
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
25
Nonfat Milk
26
Modified Food Starch*
27
Cultures
28
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Enzymes
30
Ingredients Not In Regular Mozzarella Cheese
31
Organic Onions
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
2% Or Less Of Green Bell Peppers
34
Dried Red Bell Peppers
35
Margarine
36
Palm Oil
37
Soybean Oil
38
Mono & Diglycerides
39
Soybean Lecithin
40
Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid
41
Preservatives
42
Annatto And Turmeric Color
43
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
44
Modified Food Starch
45
Buttermilk Powder
46
Nonfat Dry Milk
47
Whey Powder
48
Cheddar Cheese
49
Cultured Milk
50
Parmesan Cheese
51
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
52
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
53
Garlic Powder
54
Onion Powder
55
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
56
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
57
Blue Cheese
58
Natural Flavor
59
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
60
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
61
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
62
Color
63
Anhydrous Milkfat
64
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
65
Reduced Fat Provolone Cheese
66
Ingredients Not In Regular Provolone Cheese
67
Bread Crumbs
68
Bleached Wheat Flour
69
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
70
Yeast
71
Cheddar And Blue Cheeses {Milk
72
Cheese Cultures
73
Enzymes}
74
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
75
Onion
76
Natural Flavor
77
Spice
78
Extractives Of Paprika And Annatto
79
Fractionated Palm Oil
80
Egg Yolks
81
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
82
Amylase
Flavoring
Safe
83
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
84
Iron
85
Dough Conditioner Blend
86
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
87
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
88
Tricalcium Phosphate
89
Creamer
90
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
91
Corn Syrup Solids
92
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
93
Milk
94
Mono And Diglycerides
95
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
96
Soy Lecithin
97
Emulsifier
98
Monoglycerides
99
2% Or Less Of Ascorbic Acid
100
Antioxidant
101
Methylcellulose
102
Organic Onions
103
Lactic Acid Blend
104
Soy Flour
105
Egg White

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked beef steak ground and formed (beef steak contains up to 14% of a solution of water, salt, seasoning [yeast extract, maltodextrin, flavors, beef stock, sunflower oil, salt, beef fat], sodium phosphate, caramelized sugar, potassium chloride), 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, sugar, 2% or less of green bell peppers, red bell peppers, 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), modified food starch, 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), reduced fat provolone cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, cultures, salt, modified food starch*, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular provolone cheese), seasoning (bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt], seasoning [cheddar and 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]), fractionated palm oil, maltodextrin, egg yolks, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, amylase, ascorbic acid, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), yeast, creamer (coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [milk], mono and diglycerides, dipotassium phosphate, soy lecithin), whey, emulsifier (monoglycerides, 2% or less of ascorbic acid [antioxidant], citric acid [antioxidant]), soy lecithin, methylcellulose, dried onions, lactic acid blend (lactic acid, calcium lactate), soy flour, egg white.

Categories

Frozen foods

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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