Bimbo
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Bimbo, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Bimbo averages 85.1/100 across the 75 of 140 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 41.3% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 85.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 75 scored products
- 140
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 41.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 140 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins takis nitro; Bran frut filled bar; Sponch cookies; 41.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 85.1/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 75 of 140 tracked Bimbo records (53.6%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 65 cannot be screened, so the 85.1/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Bimbo
Bimbo: 140 products tracked, 75 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 85.1/100, 41.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 53.6% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Bimbo's 41.3% flagged share is 23.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Bimbo processing intensity
Bimbo's NOVA-classified set is 74 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 74 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 74. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 74 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Bimbo shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bimbo concentrates in Snacks (39, 54% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (32); Cooking helpers (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 38 | 78.4/100 | 50% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 28 | 96.1/100 | 28.6% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Bimbo's 41.3% flagged share is measured across 75 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Bimbo flagged share vs large-brand cohort
41.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
41% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. 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
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
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- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (85.1/100) summarizes 75 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Bimbo product score distribution
Brand average 85.1/100 across 75 scored products
85 30th percentile sits above 30% of the 75 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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
- 0–10
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 30–40
- 4 scored products (5%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (3%)
- 50–60
- 6 scored products (8%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 2 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 11 scored products (15%)
- 90–100
- 3 scored products (4%)
- 100 and above
- 44 scored products (59%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
TBHQ is the flagged ingredient Bimbo uses most
Across the 75 Bimbo products scored here, TBHQ appears in 15. Only 391 other brands here use it (1.1%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Bimbo products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| TBHQ | 15 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Red 40 | 14 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 12 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Bimbo records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (33.5 ingredients and 85/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 33.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is takis nitro, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- takis nitro: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Bran frut filled bar: 57 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Sponch cookies: 42 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Cuernitos: 44 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Bimbo, glazed cinnamon rolls: 38 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Takis crunchy rolled tortilla chips fuego flavor: 24 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- New powdered donuts: 42 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Choco roles pineapple creme filled cakes choco roles: 66 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Home Style Pound Cake: 42 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Bimbo, mini pound cake panquecitos: 36 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Nito Filled Sweet Baked Good: 53 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Conchas (vanilla): 48 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Nito duo chocolate creme filled sweet baked good: 53 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- takos: 28 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Filled bar: 55 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Bimbo, panettone sweet bread: 40 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- bigs: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Mini doraditas: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pan molido: 50 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bimbo, bimbunuelos crispy wheels: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Toasted white bread, toasted white: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Toasted Bread Double Fiber: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Croissants: 39 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Toasted White Bread: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Toasted white bread: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Doraditas: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Toasted white bread: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Rebanadas Frosted Toast: 33 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Choco Roles: 72 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bimbo, panettone flavored sweetbread, caramel: 39 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bimbo, pan doble fribra, double fiber bread: 29 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- briwnberry italian: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hamburger Buns: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hot Dog Bun: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pan Integral Wheat Bread: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mini Croissants: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bimbunuelos Sweet Crispy Wheels: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vanilla mini muffins: 38 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bimbo mini mantecadas con nuez: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bimbo, whole grain white bread: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Oat Bars: 40 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Donas Power Donuts: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mantecadas vanilla muffins: 35 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bread: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- MULTI GRAIN: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Whole Wheat Bread: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Panquecitos mini pound cakes: 37 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cuernitos Croissants: 39 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vanilla flavored fine pastry: 39 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bread with flaxseed: 38 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Bimbo
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 90 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Bimbo: closest on tracked product count (140 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (85.1/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bimbo food safe? ▼
Bimbo has an average safety score of 85/100 across the 75 of 140 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 41.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Bimbo products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 140 Bimbo products. 75 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 65 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Bimbo catalog? ▼
Bimbo has 74 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 74 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Bimbo catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bimbo concentrates in Snacks (39, 54% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (32); Cooking helpers (1).
Does Bimbo use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Bimbo items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Bimbo profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with takis nitro, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- TBHQ appears in 15 scored Bimbo products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Bimbo's 85.1/100 average and 41.3% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
