Philly steak & cheese sandwiches, seasoned crust
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Philly steak & cheese sandwiches, seasoned crust receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
Philly steak & cheese sandwiches, seasoned crust carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Philly steak & cheese sandwiches, seasoned 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 D 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, black angus cooked beef steak ground and formed caramel color added (contains up to 14% of solution of water, salt, seasoning [autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, flavors, beef stock, sunflower oil, salt, thiamine hydrochloride, beef fat, succinic acid], 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), seasoning (maltodextrin, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, benzoyl peroxide, amylase, ascorbic acid, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], buttermilk powder, whey, nondairy creamer [coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono & diglycerides, potassium phosphate, silicon dioxide, soy lecithin], nonfat dry milk, cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], salt, parmesan cheese [milk, culture, salt, enzymes], sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, silicon dioxide, soybean oil, whey protein concentrate, dehydrated onions, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, methylcellulose, natural flavor, onion powder, annatto color, blue cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], citric acid [preservative], xanthan gum, lactic acid, anhydrous milkfat, spice, calcium lactate), margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, palm oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, sugar, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], colored with annatto and turmeric, vitamin a palmitate), onions, 2% or less of green bell peppers, red bell peppers, modified food starch, seasoning (bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt], seasoning [cheddar cheese {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, salt, whey, dextrose, dried onion, natural flavor, soybean oil, garlic powder, reduced lactose whey, disodium phosphate, citric acid, lactic acid, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, spice, blue cheese {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, extractives of paprika, annatto]), salt, palm oil (with soy lecithin, artificial flavor, beta-carotene [color], citric acid [preservative]), sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil (with soy lecithin), shortening blend (soybean oil and partially hydrogenated soybean oil), dough conditioner (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), yeast, soy lecithin, artificial butter flavor (maltodextrin, artificial flavors, modified corn starch, medium chain triglycerides), dough conditioner (distilled monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid [antioxidants]), whey, soy flour, egg whites.
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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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