Culinary Circle
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Culinary Circle, 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
Culinary Circle averages 97.2/100 across the 95 of 109 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 20.0% 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.
- 97.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 95 scored products
- 109
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 20.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 56.8%
- 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 109 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Culinary circle, gelato, raspberry cheesecake; Genoa Salami, Provolone Cheese & Taralli Bread; Sopressata, Provolone Cheese & Taralli Bread; 20.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 97.2/100. 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 | Culinary Circle | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 97.2/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 109 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 20.0% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Culinary Circle
Culinary Circle: 109 products tracked, 95 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 97.2/100, 20.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
20.0% of the scored Culinary Circle 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 Culinary Circle sits 4.4 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Culinary Circle's 20.0% flagged share is 2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Culinary Circle processing intensity
Culinary Circle's NOVA-classified set is 95 products: 56.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 54 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 54. That ultra-processed share sits 21.5 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Culinary Circle shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Culinary Circle concentrates in Snacks (15, 36% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (13); Dairies (8); Condiments (3); Desserts (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 14 | 94.3/100 | 28.6% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 13 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Dairies | 8 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Condiments | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Desserts | 3 | 76.7/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Culinary Circle's 20.0% flagged share is measured across 95 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.
Culinary Circle flagged share vs large-brand cohort
20.0% 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
- 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%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 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 (97.2/100) summarizes 95 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.
Culinary Circle product score distribution
Brand average 97.2/100 across 95 scored products
97 13th percentile sits above 13% of the 95 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
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 4 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 90–100
- 13 scored products (14%)
- 100 and above
- 76 scored products (80%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Culinary Circle relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 95 Culinary Circle products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 8. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Culinary Circle products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 8 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrate | 5 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sodium Nitrite | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
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 Culinary Circle 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 (11 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
- 11 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Culinary circle, gelato, raspberry cheesecake, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). 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
- Culinary circle, gelato, raspberry cheesecake: 26 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Genoa Salami, Provolone Cheese & Taralli Bread: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sopressata, Provolone Cheese & Taralli Bread: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sliced Hard Salami: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sliced Genoa Salami: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra Thin Crust Barbeque Recipe Chicken Pizza: 47 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Culinary circle, gelato, salted caramel: 20 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Proscuitto, Provolone Cheese & Taralli Bread: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Original Snacking Spreadable Cheese Wedges: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Spears: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Kosher Dill Sandwich Slices Pickles: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Kosher Whole Dills: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bisque: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Culinary circle, european style rolled wafers, hazelnut: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Rosa Pasta Sauce: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pasta Sauce: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Culinary circle, gelato, tahitian vanilla: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gelato: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crumbled Gargonzola Cheese: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, all natural brie: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Natural Brie Soft Ripened Cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, mediterranean style hummus, roasted garlic: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goat Cheese: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goat cheese: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Balsamic vinegar of modena: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White Truffle Glaze: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Balsamic Vinegar: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% premium glaze: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Four Pepper Goat Cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goat cheese: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- White Chicken Chili With Beans Soup: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crackers: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Crackers: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flatbread crackers: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Blue Cheese Wedge: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, cheddar cheese, parmesan: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheddar Cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Bar, Dark Chocolate Peppermint: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Table original crackers: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rising Crust Five Cheese Pizza: 64 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rising crust supreme pizza: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pure Chamomile Herbal Tea: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Herbal tea: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, herbal tea, raspberry hibiscus: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, green tea, mint: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Earl Grey Black Tea: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Culinary circle, black tea, english breakfast, a rich and robust blend of high grown black teas: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Culinary Circle
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 59 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 Culinary Circle: closest on tracked product count (109 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (97.2/100 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 Culinary Circle food safe? ▼
Culinary Circle has an average safety score of 97/100 across the 95 of 109 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 20.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Culinary Circle products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 109 Culinary Circle products. 95 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 14 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Culinary Circle catalog? ▼
Culinary Circle has 95 NOVA-classified products; 56.8% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 54 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Culinary Circle catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Culinary Circle concentrates in Snacks (15, 36% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (13); Dairies (8); Condiments (3); Desserts (3).
Does Culinary Circle use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Culinary Circle 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 Culinary Circle 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 Culinary circle, gelato, raspberry cheesecake, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 8 scored Culinary Circle products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Culinary Circle's 97.2/100 average and 20.0% 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.
