Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc., 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. averages 95.2/100 across the 54 of 54 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 20.4% 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.
- 95.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 54 scored products
- 54
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 20.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.1%
- 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 54 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sara lee, caramel cakes; Donas Azucaradas; Pineapple Filled Cookies; 20.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 95.2/100. 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.
| Signal | Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 95.2/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 54 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 20.4% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.: 54 products tracked, 54 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 95.2/100, 20.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
20.4% of the scored Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. sits 2.4 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.'s 20.4% flagged share is 2.4 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. processing intensity
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 54 products: 98.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 53 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 53. That ultra-processed share sits 19.8 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (31, 66% of this top-five); Snacks (16).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 31 | 99.2/100 | 6.5% |
| Snacks | 16 | 85.6/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.'s 20.4% flagged share is measured across 54 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. flagged share vs large-brand cohort
20.4% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
20% 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
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- 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 (95.2/100) summarizes 54 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 95.2/100 across 54 scored products
95 15th percentile sits above 15% of the 54 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 (2%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 90–100
- 6 scored products (11%)
- 100 and above
- 43 scored products (80%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 54 Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 7. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 7 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 4 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Red 40 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Azodicarbonamide | 1 | Restricted: EU (banned); Australia (banned) |
| 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. 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 (29 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 29 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Sara lee, caramel cakes, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). 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
- Sara lee, caramel cakes: 63 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Donas Azucaradas: 43 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Pineapple Filled Cookies: 52 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Home Bake Value, Wheat Bread: 29 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Napolitano orange cake with raisins: 50 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cheese Filled Crumb Coffee Cake: 51 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Entenmann's, cheese danish: 66 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bundt Cake: 41 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Chip Muffins: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- No seeds pumpernickel bread, pumpernickel: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cakes: 41 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sourdough sliced bread, sourdough: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Poppy Seeds Bagels: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rainbo, White Sandwich Bread: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old fashioned enriched bread: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- King thin sandwich white bread, king thin: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Giant sandwich enriched bread: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Large white bread: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Enriched white bread: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Premium Italian Hoagie Rolls: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Country white bread: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Frosted mini donuts, frosted: 45 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Enriched White Bread: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Small White Bread: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Twelve Grain Bread: 44 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Donuts: 50 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cake: 43 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cinnamon Danish: 58 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lightly glazed apple pie: 35 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lemon Pie: 42 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cinnamon donuts, cinnamon: 56 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- mini apple pies: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Breakfast Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- English Muffins: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seeded hearty rye bread: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beefsteak No Seeds Soft Rye Bread: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Eureka! Baking Company, Top Seed Organic Bread: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoooth wheat organic bread: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Eureka! Baking Company, Saaa-Wheat Organic Bread: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seeds the day organic bread: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole grains double protein bread: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Arnold, Whole Grains Everything Bread: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classic Honey Wheat Bread: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Oroweat, Whole Grains Ancient Grains & Seeds Bread: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Classic Italian Bread: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hamburger Buns: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Medias noches hot dog buns: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Canelitas: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Large Burger Buns: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Real Italian Bread: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 4 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 Bakeries Usa Inc.: closest on tracked product count (54 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (95.2/100 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. food safe? ▼
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 54 of 54 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 20.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 54 Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. products. 54 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. catalog? ▼
Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. has 54 NOVA-classified products; 98.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 53 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (31, 66% of this top-five); Snacks (16).
Does Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. 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 Bakeries Usa Inc. 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 Sara lee, caramel cakes, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 7 scored Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Bimbo Bakeries Usa Inc.'s 95.2/100 average and 20.4% 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.
