Caution

Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak

by Hungry-Man Combos

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0658276202996 · Hungry-Man Combos · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0658276202996 · Serving size 425g

The verdict

Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak by Hungry-Man Combos scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 101 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 101-component record, beginning with Rehydrated Mashed Potato Flakes, Water, Potatoes. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 101 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

76202996 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 101 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-FINISH Ham And Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …202996 · July 2026

25 of 101 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 76202996 · 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: Ham And Cheese Omelet · Nearest score peer is Ham And Cheese Omelet at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fried chicken/Salisbury S…80/1002. Ham And Cheese Omelet: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ham And Cheese Omelet80/1003. Tex Mex Turkey Wrap: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tex Mex Turkey Wrap80/1004. Egg Salad On White Bread Sandwich: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Egg Salad On White Bread …80/1005. Ahold, diet ginger beer: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ahold, diet ginger beer80/100
High-band neighbours for Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak (80/100) outside Hungry-Man Combos.
Chart values as text

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

Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak
80/100
Ham And Cheese Omelet
80/100
Tex Mex Turkey Wrap
80/100
Egg Salad On White Bread Sandwich
80/100
Ahold, diet ginger beer
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak scores 13.6 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak lists 101 ingredients on its label

101 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 101 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 101 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Rehydrated Mashed Potato Flakes
2
Water
3
Potatoes
4
Mono - And Diglycerides
5
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
6
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
7
BHT
Caution GRAS
8
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Roasted Potatoes
10
Soybean Oil
11
Cream
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Nonfat Dry Milk
15
Msg
16
Natural Flavor
17
Soybean Oil
18
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
19
Guar Gum
20
Monoglycerides
21
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Medium Chain Triglycerides
24
Calcium Disodium Edta
25
Corn Dil
26
Sunflower Dil
27
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Beta Carotene
29
Vitamin D3
30
Cholecalciferol
31
Mechanically Separated Chicken
32
Pork
33
Beef
34
Breader
35
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
36
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Reduced Iron
38
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Durum Flour
42
Leavening
43
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
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
Yeast
46
Textured Vegetable Protein
47
Soy Flour
48
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
49
Soy Protein Concentrate
50
Onion
51
Flavoring
52
Celery Seed
53
Potassium Phosphates
54
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
55
Potassium Salt
56
White Meat Chicken
57
Wheat Flour
58
Yellow Corn Flour
59
Corn Starch
60
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
61
Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour
62
Flavorings
63
Yeast Extract
64
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
65
Extractives Of Paprika
66
Monocalcium Phosphate
67
Cheddar Cheese
68
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
69
Enzymes
70
Annatto Color
71
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
72
Butter
73
Enzyme Modified Cheese
74
Cheddar And Colby
75
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
76
Sodium Citrate
77
Sodium Phosphate
78
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
79
Corn Starch
80
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
81
Enriched Wheat Flour
82
Durum Wheat Semolina
83
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
84
Organic Onions
85
Onion Powder
86
Corn Syrup Solids
87
Beef Base
88
Natural Beef Flavor
89
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
90
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
91
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
92
Natural Flavor
93
Vegetable Juice Concentrates
94
Celery
95
Carrot
96
Onion
97
Leek
98
Oleoresin Of Black Pepper
99
Milk
100
Soy
101
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

MASHED POTATOES: Rehydrated mashed potato flakes, water, potatoes, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, BHT, sodium bisulfite, roasted potatoes, soybean oil, cream, salt, sugar, nonfat dry milk, monosodium glutamate, natural flavor, hydrogenated soybean oil, xanthan gum, guar gum, monoglycerides, sodium benzoate, soy lecithin, medium chain triglycerides, calcium disodium EDTA, corn dil, sunflower dil, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). COOKED SALISBURY STEAK: Mechanically separated chicken, water, pork, beef, breader (enriched bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), durum flour, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, yeast), textured vegetable protein, soy flour, caramel color, soy protein concentrate, dried onion, salt, flavoring (including celery seed), potassium phosphates, dextrose, potassium salt, soy lecithin, citric acid. BREADED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN PATTY: White meat chicken, water, wheat flour, yellow corn flour, corn starch, tapioca starch, salt, degerminated yellow corn flour, flavorings, dextrose, citric acid, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), yeast extract, potassium phosphates, autolyzed yeast extract, potassium salt, extractives of paprika, guar gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), fried in vegetable oil. CHEESE SAUCE: Water, cheddar cheese, pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color, maltodextrin, soybean oil, butter (cream, salt), enzyme modified cheese (cheddar and colby), water, lactic acid, yeast extract, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, whey, nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, potassium citrate, xanthan gum, guar gum, citric acid. COOKED PASTA: Water, enriched wheat flour (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil. GRAVY: Water, modified corn starch, onions, salt, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, caramel color, corn syrup solids, beef base (beef flavor [autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate]), salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, monosodium glutamate, flavor, vegetable juice concentrates (celery, carrot, onion, leek), extractives of paprika, whey, oleoresin of black pepper. Contains: Milk, soy, wheat.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak

Neighbours outside Hungry-Man Combos with screening scores in the same high band as Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak (80/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Hungry-Man Combos; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 101-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Fried chicken/Salisbury Steak's 2 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 0658276202996: 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.