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HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050100459567 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0050100459567 · Serving size 1 Meal (318 g) (318 g)

The verdict

HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 91 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 91-component record, beginning with Beef Strips In Baby Portabella Mushroom Sauce, Seasoned Cooked Beef Strips And Binder Product, Beef. 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 91 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00459567 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 91 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …459567 · July 2026

22 of 91 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Source sheet 00459567 · 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

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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ lists 91 ingredients on its label

91 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 91 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 91 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef Strips In Baby Portabella Mushroom Sauce
2
Seasoned Cooked Beef Strips And Binder Product
3
Beef
4
Water
5
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
6
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
7
Seasoning
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
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
10
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
11
Cauliflower
12
Sesame Oil
13
Corn Starch
14
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
15
Potassium Phosphate
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Spice Extractives
18
Baby Portabella Mushrooms
19
Organic Onions
20
Beef Base
21
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
22
Hydrolyzed
23
Soy Protein
24
Corn Oil
25
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Flavoring
29
Natural Beef Flavor
30
Beef Extract
31
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
32
Vegetable Juice Concentrates
33
Celery
34
Natural Flavor
35
Soybean Oil
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
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
38
Canola Oil
39
Garlic Puree
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Dried Cane Syrup
42
Balsamic Vinegar
43
Brown Sugar
44
Dijon Mustard
45
Dried Vinegar
46
Mustard Seed
47
White Wine
48
Fruit Pectin
49
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
50
Spice
51
Locust Bean Gum
52
Black Pepper
53
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
54
Mono - And Diglycerides
55
Mashed Potatoes
56
Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules
57
Potatoes
58
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
59
Sodium Bisulfite And Bht
60
Mixed Triglycerides
61
Flavoring
62
Apples
63
Citric And Ascorbic Acid To Retain Color
64
Carrots
65
Green Beans
66
Nonfat Dry Milk
67
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
68
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
69
Acetylated Monoglycerides
70
Wheat Flour
71
Natural Butter Flavor
72
Milk Fat Anhydrous
73
Medium Chain Triglycerides
74
Enzyme-modified Butter Fat
75
Natural Flavor
76
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
77
Sweet Cream Powder
78
Cream
79
Nonfat Milk
80
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
81
Vanilla Flavor
82
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
83
Natural And Artificial Flavors
84
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
85
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
86
Natural Caramel Flavor
87
Natural Flavors
88
Artificial Flavors
89
Milk
90
Soy
91
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Beef strips in baby portabella mushroom sauce (seasoned cooked beef strips and binder product [beef, water, contains 2% or less of: caramel color, dextrose, seasoning {natural flavor, salt, maltodextrin, dried whey, dried cauliflower, sesame oil}, modified corn starch, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, salt, sodium phosphate, spice extractives], water, baby portabella mushrooms, onions, contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, beef base [roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, hydrolyzed {corn and wheat gluten, soy} protein, maltodextrin, corn oil, autolyzed yeast extract, potato starch, sugar, caramel color, flavoring, salt], beef flavor [beef extract, corn syrup, vegetable juice concentrates {carrot, celery}, flavor, soybean oil, maltodextrin, beef, salt, lactic acid, citric acid], canola oil, garlic puree [garlic, dried cane syrup], balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, salt, dijon mustard [water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, white wine, fruit pectin, citric acid, tartaric acid, sugar, spice], caramel color, locust bean gum, black pepper, datem, mono - and diglycerides), mashed potatoes (rehydrated potato flakes and granules [water, potatoes, mono - and diglycerides, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, citric acid, sodium bisulfite and bht], canola oil, flavoring [mixed triglycerides, natural flavoring, modified corn starch], salt, sugar, black pepper), apples (citric and ascorbic acid to retain color), water, carrots, green beans, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk (nonfat dry milk, vitamin a, vitamin d), acetylated monoglycerides, wheat flour, butter flavor (maltodextrin, milk fat anhydrous, modified corn starch, medium chain triglycerides, enzyme-modified butter fat, natural flavor), whey, sweet cream powder (cream, nonfat milk, sodium caseinate), salt, vanilla flavor (water, propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors [contains ethyl alcohol, corn syrup, invert sugar, caramel color]), caramel flavor (propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, natural flavors, artificial flavors, water), caramel color. contains: milk, soy, wheat.

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Invert Sugar is the first flagged ingredient selected from HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 91-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Invert Sugar. Open Invert Sugar
  • Compare HEALTHY CHOICE Beef Tips Portobello, 11.25 OZ'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 0050100459567: 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.