Safe

Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms

by Target Stores

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239002742 · Target Stores · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239002742 · Serving size 4.9 ONZ (140 g)

The verdict

Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms by Target Stores 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 Beef, Corn Starch, Salt. 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.

39002742 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Chicken breast in · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002742 · July 2026

9 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 39002742 · 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: Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce · Nearest score peer is Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce 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. Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beef Stroganoff With Wild…95/1002. Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken breast in a sweet…95/1003. Simply balanced, shredded braised beef in a sweet bourbon barbecue sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Simply balanced, shredded…95/1004. Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Reduced Sodium Oven-Roast…95/1005. Ferncreek confections, toffee covered in white chocolate, peppermint: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ferncreek confections, to…95/100
High-band neighbours for Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms (95/100) outside Target Stores.
Chart values as text

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

Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms
95/100
Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce
95/100
Simply balanced, shredded braised beef in a sweet bourbon barbecue sauce
95/100
Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
95/100
Ferncreek confections, toffee covered in white chocolate, peppermint
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. Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms 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

Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms 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
Beef
2
Corn Starch
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Dried Vinegar
5
Onions Powder
6
Garlic Powder
7
Black Pepper
8
Natural Beef Flavor
9
Natural Flavor
10
Beef Fat
11
Bay Leaves
12
Worcestershire Concentrate
13
Water
14
Dried Vinegar
15
Molasses
16
Spices
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Natural Smoke Flavor
19
Onion
20
Stroganoff Sauce
21
Gravy
22
Mushroom
23
Wine
24
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
25
Paste Beef Flavor Broth Concentrate
26
Yeast Extract
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
and beef fat
29
Soybean Oil
30
Onion
31
Paste Mushroom Broth Concentrate
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
34
Portobello Mushrooms
35
Thyme
36
Dehydrated Parsley
37
Sage
38
Ground Bay Leaves
39
Sour Cream
40
Cultured Milk
41
Cream
42
Nonfat Milk Powder
43
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
44
Mushrooms
45
Sour Cream Powder
46
Cultured Cream
47
Nonfat Dry Milk
48
Chives
49
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
50
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

Full Ingredient List

Beef, corn starch, salt, dehydrated vinegar, onions powder, garlic powder, black pepper, beef flavor (natural flavor, salt, beef fat), bay leaves, natural flavor, worcestershire concentrate (water, vinegar, salt, molasses, spices, dehydrated garlic, natural smoke flavor, natural flavor, and dehydrated onion), stroganoff sauce (gravy [water, mushroom, wine {contains sulfites}, paste beef flavor broth concentrate {beef stock, natural flavor, salt, yeast extract, sugar, and beef fat}, corn starch, soybean oil, onion, salt, paste mushroom broth concentrate {mushroom concentrate, natural flavor, sugar, salt, yeast extract, and xanthan gum}, garlic, caramel color, dried portobello mushrooms, black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, dried parsley, dried sage, ground bay leaves], sour cream [cultured milk, cream, nonfat milk powder, gelatin], mushrooms, sour cream powder [cultured cream, nonfat dry milk], chives, salt, xanthan gum, dehydrated vinegar, natural flavor, citric acid).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms

Neighbours outside Target Stores with screening scores in the same high band as Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Stores; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms'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 Beef Stroganoff With Wild Mushrooms'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 0085239002742: 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.