Safe

Steak & Stout Pies

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00519595 · Trader Joe's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00519595 · Serving size 1 pie (283 g)

The verdict

Steak & Stout Pies by Trader Joe's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Pie Dough, Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat 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 50 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.

00519595 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Steak & Stout Pies label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Smart Bowls Quinoa · ±0 BOOK-OFF …519595 · July 2026

13 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00519595 · 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: Smart Bowls Quinoa & Beans with Tuna Latin Citrus · Nearest score peer is Smart Bowls Quinoa & Beans with Tuna Latin Citrus 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. Steak & Stout Pies: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Steak & Stout Pies95/1002. Smart Bowls Quinoa & Beans with Tuna Latin Citrus: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Smart Bowls Quinoa & Bean…95/1003. Bold lightly seasoned premium tuna red curry with coconut, red curry with coconut: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bold lightly seasoned pre…95/1004. Chicken Creations Premium White Chicken in Sauce Zesty Lemon Pepper: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken Creations Premium…95/1005. Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chunk White Albacore Tuna In Water: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chun…95/100
High-band neighbours for Steak & Stout Pies (95/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

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

Steak & Stout Pies
95/100
Smart Bowls Quinoa & Beans with Tuna Latin Citrus
95/100
Bold lightly seasoned premium tuna red curry with coconut, red curry with coconut
95/100
Chicken Creations Premium White Chicken in Sauce Zesty Lemon Pepper
95/100
Charlie's Lunch Kit, Chunk White Albacore Tuna In Water
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. Steak & Stout Pies 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

Steak & Stout Pies lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% 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: 50 (78th 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 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pie Dough
2
Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
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
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Enzymes
11
Butter
12
Water
13
Nonfat Dry Milk
14
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
White Distilled Vinegar
16
Pie Filling
17
Beef Steak
18
Steak
19
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Black Pepper
22
Potatoes
23
Stout Gravy
24
Stout
25
Carrots
26
Tomato Paste
27
Celery
28
Onion
29
Beef Base
30
Roasted Beef
31
Beef Stock Concentrate
32
Yeast Extract
33
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
34
Sunflower Oil
35
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Onion
37
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
38
Whey Powder
39
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
40
Celery Seed
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Mushroom
43
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
44
Rosemary
45
Pepper
46
Thyme
47
Eggwash
48
Egg
49
Milk
50
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

PIE DOUGH (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID {VITAMIN C AS DOUGH CONDITIONER), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYMES], BUTTER, WATER, NONFAT DRY MILK, SEA SALT, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR), PIE FILLING (BEEF STEAK [STEAK, WATER, CORNSTARCH, SALT, BLACK PEPPER], POTATOES), STOUT GRAVY (WATER, STOUT, CARROTS, TOMATO PASTE, CELERY, ONION, CORNSTARCH, BUTTER, BEEF BASE [ROASTED BEEF, BEEF STOCK CONCENTRATE, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT; MALTODEXTRIN, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, DRIED ONION, DRIED GARLIC, WHEY POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, CELERY SEED, BLACK PEPPER], GARLIC, MUSHROOM, SALT, SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM, ROSEMARY, PEPPER, THYME), EGGWASH (EGG, PEPPER). CONTAINS MILK, EGG, WHEAT.

Categories

Frozen foods Meals Meats and their products Pies Pizzas pies and quiches Double crust pies Salted pies Meat pies Steak-pies

High-score cross-brand comparables for Steak & Stout Pies

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as Steak & Stout Pies (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Steak & Stout Pies's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Steak & Stout Pies'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 00519595: 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.