Salisbury Steak
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Salisbury Steak by Boston Market 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.
What the Data Says About
Salisbury Steak by Boston Market 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, Salisbury Steak 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, cooked salisbury steak (beef, pork, water, onions, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], ketchup, [tomato concentrate {water, tomato paste}, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavor], diced red and green peppers, seasoning [salt, onion powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, spices, turmeric, dextrose, garlic powder], sodium phosphate), cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), half and half (milk, cream), onions, less than 2% of pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of milkfat, salt, sodium-alginate, lactic acid, apocarotenal [color]), modified food starch, cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), canola oil romano cheese blend (romano cheese [cultured cow's milk, salt, enzymes], natural flavor, cellulose, salt), beef broth flavor (beef broth, flavor, salt), nonfat milk solids (nonfat milk, whey solids [lactose], vitamin a and d3), veal flavor concentrate (veal stock concentrate, salt, natural flavor, yeast extract, sugar), granulated onions, beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, corn oil, sugar, autolyzed yeast, flavoring, maltodextrin, whey, dextrose, caramel color), cheese flavor (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, yeast extract, natural flavors, disodium phosphate, xanthan gum), yeast extract, mushroom base (sauteed mushrooms, hydrolyzed soy protein, maltodextrin [from corn], butter, mushroom extractive, onion powder, sugar, salt, spice extractives), salt, rice wine vinegar (water, rice), granulated garlic, beef-type flavor (water, yeast extract, natural flavor, salt), xanthan gum, blue cheese powder (blue cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes]), disodium phosphate, spices, chili peppers, annatto (color), mustard flour, celery seed, annatto color (water, annatto extract, potassium hydroxide), vital wheat gluten.
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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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