Salisbury Steak

by Hungry-Man

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Salisbury Steak by Hungry-Man 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.

Barcode
0051000065018
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Salisbury Steak by Hungry-Man 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, Salisbury Steak 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Salisbury Steak
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Gravy
2
Water
3
Mushrooms
4
Organic Onions
5
Corn Starch
6
Cooking Sherry Wině
7
Sherry Wine
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Natural Flavor
10
Dried Beef Stock
11
Beef Fat
12
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
13
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
14
Hydrolized Sóy
15
Corn
16
Wheat Glúten Protein
17
Yéast Extract
18
Vegetable Stock
19
Carrot
20
Onion
21
Celery
22
Natural And Artificial Flavors
23
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
24
Onion Powder Dextrose
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
27
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
28
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
29
Soybeans
30
Wheat
31
Tomato Powder
32
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
33
Enriched Wheat Flour
34
Wheat Flour
35
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Reduced Iron
37
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
öNion Powder
41
Cream Powder Blend
42
Heavy Cream
43
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
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
45
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
46
Yeast Extract
47
Spice
48
Co0oked Salisbury Steak Patty
49
Beef
50
Pork
51
Textured Soy Protein Concentrate With Caramel Color
52
Bread Crumbs
53
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
54
Enriched With Niacin
55
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
56
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
57
Yeast
58
Soy Protein Concentrate
59
Onion
60
Grill Flavor
61
From Sunflower Oil
62
Modified Food Starch
63
Corn Syrup Solids
64
Tricalcium Phosphate
65
Mesquite Smoke Flavor
66
Natural Smoke Flavor
67
Sodium Phosphates
68
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
69
Spice Extract
70
Eggs
71
Mashed Potatoes
72
Potato Flakes
73
Potatoes
74
Mono And Diglycerides
75
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
76
Seasoning Sauce
77
Soybean Oil
78
Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor
79
Beta-carotene For Color
80
Corn Oil
81
Dl-alpha-tocopherol
82
Dairy Blend
83
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
84
Green Beans
85
Brownie
86
Organic Cocoa
87
Acacia And Xanthan Gums
88
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
89
Vegetable Oil
90
Natural And Artificial Flavor
91
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
92
Ethanol
93
Vanilla Extractives
94
Or Less Of Seasoning Sauce
95
Soy
96
Milk Pinnacle Foods Group Llc Cherry Hill
97
Nj 08003-3620 Usa

Full Ingredient List

gravy (water, mushrooms, onions, modified corn starch, cooking sherry wině (sherry wine, salt), flavor [salt, beef stock, beef fat, maltodextrin, potassium chloride, hydrolized sóy, corn , wheat glúten protein, yéast extract, vegetable stock (carrot, onion, celery), natural and artificial flavors, potassium lactate, onion powder dextrose, sugar, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy sauce (soybeans, salt, wheat), modified corn starch, tomato powder, citric acid], enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], önion powder, sugar, cream powder blend (heavy cream, whey protein concentrate, whey), caramel color, salt, yeast extract, spice), co0oked salisbury steak patty (beef, water, pork, textured soy protein concentrate with caramel color, bread crumbs (enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dextrose, salt, yeast], soy protein concentrate, salt, dehydrated onion, grill flavor (maltodextrin, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), modified food starch, corn syrup solids, tricalcium phosphate], mesquite smoke flavor (salt, smoke flavor], caramel color, sodium phosphates, dried garlic, spice extract, eggs, spice), mashed potatoes (water, dehydrated potato flakes [potatoes, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid], seasoning sauce (soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides with bht and citric acid to protect flavor, beta-carotene for color (corn oil, dl-alpha-tocopherol)), contains less than 2% of, salt, dried dairy blend [whey, calcium caseinate]), green beans, brownie (sugar, water, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, cocoa, eggs, seasoning sauce (soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides with bht and citric acid to protect flavor, beta-carotene for color (corn oil, dl-alpha-tocopherol)], acacia and xanthan gums, sodium bicarbonate (hydrogenated vegetable oil), salt, natural and artificial flavor (water, propylene glycol, ethanol, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, vanilla extractives]), seasoning sauce (water, sugar, seasoning sauce [soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides with bht and citric acid to protect flavor, beta-carotene for color (corn oil, dl-alpha-tocopherol)], salt, soybean oil), contains 2% or less of seasoning sauce (soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides with bht and citric acid to protect flavor, beta-carotene for color (corn oil, dl-alpha-tocopherol]), contains: soy, wheat, eggs, milk pinnacle foods group llc cherry hill, nj 08003-3620 usa

Categories

Frozen foods Salisbury-steak

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial