Safe

Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854106306 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854106306 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (213 g)

The verdict

Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy by Michelina's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 75 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 75-component record, beginning with Water, Cooked Salisbury Steak, Beef. 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 75 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

54106306 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 75 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Teriyaki meatballs with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …106306 · July 2026

15 of 75 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 54106306 · 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: Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes · Nearest score peer is Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes 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.

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. Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Salisbury steak with mash…95/1002. Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Teriyaki meatballs with m…95/1003. Bold chicken fajita rice bowl, chicken fajita: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bold chicken fajita rice …95/1004. Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chili's, creamy chipotle …95/1005. Chili's, black bean lasagna: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chili's, black bean lasag…95/100
High-band neighbours for Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy (95/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy
95/100
Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes
95/100
Bold chicken fajita rice bowl, chicken fajita
95/100
Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes
95/100
Chili's, black bean lasagna
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. Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy 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

Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy lists 75 ingredients on its label

75 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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: 75 (97th 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 75 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cooked Salisbury Steak
3
Beef
4
Pork
5
Bread Crumbs
6
Enriched Wheat Flour
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Reduced Iron
9
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Yeast
14
Textured Vegetable Protein
15
Soy Flour
16
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
17
Less Than 2% Of Dehydrated Minced Onions
18
Celery
19
Seasoning
20
Tomato Powder
21
Beef Extract
22
Spices
23
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
24
Natural Flavors
25
Potato Flakes And Granules
26
Potatoes
27
Mono And Diglycerides
28
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
29
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
30
Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite
31
Bha And Bht
32
Organic Onions
33
Less Than 2% Of Mushrooms
34
Half And Half
35
Milk
36
Cream
37
Modified Food Starch
38
Milk Solids
39
Milkfat
40
Nonfat Milk
41
Beef Broth Flavor
42
Beef Broth
43
Natural Flavor
44
Canola Oil
45
Granulated Onion
46
Beef Base
47
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
48
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
49
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
50
Soy Protein
51
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
52
Corn Oil
53
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
54
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
55
Flavorings
56
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
57
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
58
Stock Concentrate
59
Veal
60
Chicken And Beef Stocks
61
Yeast Extract
62
Natural Flavor
63
Onion Powder
64
Molasses
65
Apple Extract
66
Color
67
Granulated Garlic
68
Mushroom Base
69
Sauteed Mushrooms
70
From Corn
71
Butter
72
Mushroom Extractive
73
Spice Extractives
74
Beef Type Flavor
75
Celery Seeds

Full Ingredient List

Water, cooked salisbury steak (beef, water, pork, bread crumbs [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, salt, dried yeast], textured vegetable protein [soy flour, caramel color], less than 2% of dehydrated minced onions, celery, seasoning [salt, tomato powder, beef extract, spices, maltodextrin, natural flavors], salt), potato flakes and granules (potatoes, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, freshness preserved with sodium bisulfite, bha and bht), onions, less than 2% of mushrooms, half and half (milk, cream), modified food starch, milk solids (cream, milkfat, nonfat milk), beef broth flavor (beef broth, flavor, salt), canola oil, salt, granulated onion, beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, hydrolyzed vegetable protein [hydrolyzed soy protein {hydrolyzed corn gluten, soy protein, wheat gluten}], corn oil, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, flavorings, maltodextrin, dextrose, whey), stock concentrate (concentrated veal, chicken and beef stocks, salt, sugar, yeast extract, natural flavor, modified food starch, onion powder, molasses), apple extract (color), granulated garlic, mushroom base (sauteed mushrooms, hydrolyzed soy protein, maltodextrin [from corn], butter, mushroom extractive, onion powder, sugar, salt, spice extractives), yeast extract, beef type flavor (water, yeast extract, natural flavor, salt), spices, celery seeds.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 75-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes & gravy'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 0717854106306: 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.