Country fried steaks with country gravy mix

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Country fried steaks with country gravy mix 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
0075901131405
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Country fried steaks with country gravy mix 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, Country fried steaks with country gravy mix 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 Country fried steaks with country gravy mix
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
Beef
2
Or Less Ingredients: Modified Food Starch
3
Ef: Salt
4
Sodium Phosphete. Battered And Breaded With: Wheat Flour
5
Weter. Enriched Flour
6
Buttermilk
7
Salh
8
Dextrocă Sodium Wheat Flour
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Reduced Iron. Thiomine Mononitrate
11
Riboflevin
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Modified Food Storch
14
Conteins 2% Or Less Of: Salt
15
Spices
16
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
17
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
Thiomine Mononitrate
19
Dextryse
20
Wheat Storch
21
Milk
22
Soy
23
Organic Wheat Blend
24
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
25
Leovening
26
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
27
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
28
Corn Storch
29
Monocalcium Phosphete
30
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
32
Moltodextrin
33
Soybean Oil
34
Yellow Corn Flour
35
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
36
Yeast
37
Extractives Of Paprika. Set In Cincinnati
38
Oh 45246 Usa Vegetable Oil
39
Wheat Polm Oil
40
Corn Syrup Solids
41
Wheat Caseinate
42
A Milk Derivefive
43
Enzyme Modified Cream
44
Black Pepper
45
Mono And Diglycerides
46
Ser Lecithin
47
Caramel Calor
48
Annatto Extract
49
Reduced Iron
50
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

beef, contains 2% or less ingredients: modified food starch, ef: salt, sodium phosphete. battered and breaded with: wheat flour, weter. enriched flour, buttermilk, salh, dextrocă sodium wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron. thiomine mononitrate, riboflevin, folic acid), modified food storch, conteins 2% or less of: salt, spices, enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiomine mononitrate, riboflevin, folic acid), dextryse, wheat storch, buttermilk contains: milk, soy, wheat blend (buttermilk, whey), leovening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn storch, monocalcium phosphete), sugar, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, moltodextrin, soybean oil, yellow corn flour, caramel color, yeast, extractives of paprika. set in cincinnati, oh 45246 usa vegetable oil. contains: milk, wheat polm oil, corn syrup solids, wheat caseinate (a milk derivefive), enzyme modified cream, sugar, black pepper, mono and diglycerides, ser lecithin, soybean oil, caramel calor, annatto extract, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid.

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