Safe

Steak Fiesta

by Athens

Scores 95/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0072196081156 · Serving size 73 g (73 g)

The verdict

Steak Fiesta by Athens scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 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 53-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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
flagged ingredient of 53 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0072196081156
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Steak Fiesta

Steak Fiesta by Athens carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework.

Of the 53 ingredients parsed from this label, 18 are covered by a regulator or watchdog we screen against (Sodium Propionate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Torula yeast and 15 others), with 14 carrying an FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) status and 9 a CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating. The remaining 35 ingredients appear in neither registry, so they neither raise nor lower the score. Each additive rated caution-or-worse penalizes the composite. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Steak Fiesta 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.

How the three scores on this page were derived

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Steak Fiesta
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-list length vs every product we publish

Steak Fiesta lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,017 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,515 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 30,975 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,947 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,570 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,866 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,397 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,399 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,531 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,104 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,716 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,256 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,853 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,356 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,948 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,771 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,945 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,283 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,549 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,084 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,310 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,017 products (2%)
2–4
24,515 products (7%)
4–6
30,975 products (9%)
6–8
30,947 products (9%)
8–10
31,570 products (9%)
10–12
29,866 products (8%)
12–14
28,397 products (8%)
14–16
27,399 products (8%)
16–18
24,531 products (7%)
18–20
19,104 products (5%)
20–22
14,716 products (4%)
22–24
12,256 products (3%)
24–26
10,853 products (3%)
26–28
9,356 products (3%)
28–30
7,948 products (2%)
30–32
6,771 products (2%)
32–34
5,945 products (2%)
34–36
5,283 products (1%)
36–38
4,549 products (1%)
38–40
4,084 products (1%)
40 and above
24,310 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Seasoned Cooked Beef Steak Strips
10
Beef
11
Seasoning
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
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
14
Natural Flavors
15
Soy
16
Garlic Powder
17
Onion Powder
18
Spice
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
21
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
22
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
23
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
24
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
25
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Green Chilies
27
Chili Peppers
28
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
29
Bell Peppers
30
Canola Oil
31
Monterey Jack Cheese
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Cheese Cultures
34
Enzymes
35
Corn Starch
36
Onion
37
Lime Juice
38
Jalapeno Peppers
39
Spices
40
Brown Sugar
41
Egg Whites
42
Vital Wheat Gluten
43
Baking Powder
44
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
45
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
46
Monocalcium Phosphate
47
Cilantro
48
Preservatives
49
Calcium
50
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
51
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
52
Modified Food Starch
53
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

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, seasoned cooked beef steak strips (beef, water, seasoning [salt, dextrose, natural flavors (contains soy), garlic powder, onion powder, spice, sugar, caramel color, torula yeast, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate], salt, sodium tripolyphosphate), green chilies (chili peppers, water, salt, citric acid), bell peppers, canola oil, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn starch, dehydrated onion, contains less than 2% of each of the following: lime juice, salt, jalapeno peppers, spices, brown sugar, egg whites, dextrose, onion powder, garlic powder, vital wheat gluten, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), cilantro, preservatives (calcium and/or sodium propionate, potassium sorbate), modified food starch, maltodextrin, citric acid.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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