Restaurant Item
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Restaurant Item, 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
Restaurant Item averages 91.9/100 across the 301 of 309 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 24.6% 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.
- 91.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 301 scored products
- 309
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 24.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 60.6%
- 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 309 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Bubble Gum; Instant Pudding; Drink Mix; 24.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 91.9/100. 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 | Restaurant Item | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 91.9/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 309 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 24.6% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Restaurant Item
Restaurant Item: 309 products tracked, 301 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 91.9/100, 24.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
24.6% of the scored Restaurant Item 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 Restaurant Item sits 0.9 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Restaurant Item's 24.6% flagged share is 6.6 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Restaurant Item processing intensity
Restaurant Item's NOVA-classified set is 292 products: 60.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 177 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 177. That ultra-processed share sits 17.7 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Restaurant Item shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Restaurant Item concentrates in Produce (8, 67% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (3); Condiments (1).
- Produce 8
- Plant-based foods and beverages 3
- Condiments 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Restaurant Item's 24.6% flagged share is measured across 301 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.
Restaurant Item flagged share vs large-brand cohort
24.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
25% 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 (91.9/100) summarizes 301 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.
Restaurant Item product score distribution
Brand average 91.9/100 across 301 scored products
92 21st percentile sits above 21% of the 301 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
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 10–20
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 6 scored products (2%)
- 30–40
- 6 scored products (2%)
- 40–50
- 5 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 7 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 17 scored products (6%)
- 90–100
- 23 scored products (8%)
- 100 and above
- 227 scored products (75%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Restaurant Item relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 301 Restaurant Item products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 30. 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 | Restaurant Item products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 30 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 17 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 17 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 15 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 12 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Aspartame | 11 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 11 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
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 Restaurant Item 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 (17 ingredients and 55/100) 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
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 55/100
The outlined point is Bubble Gum, 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
- Bubble Gum: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Instant Pudding: 17 resolved ingredients, 5/100, 5 flagged.
- Drink Mix: 11 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- Dinosaurs Fruit Flavored Snacks: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Instant Pudding: 18 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruit & Grain: 65 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert: 16 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Instant Pudding: 17 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Cook & Serve Pudding Chocolate: 15 resolved ingredients, 20/100, 4 flagged.
- Instant Pudding: 20 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Mango Artificial Flavored Drink Mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Made In Ireland: 17 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Chicken & Dumplings: 27 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert Lime: 15 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Instant Pudding: 16 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Instant Pudding Banana Cream: 16 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Frosted Wild Berry: 40 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Pudding Snacks: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert: 15 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Drink Mix: 14 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Sriracha Spicy Thai Chili Dip: 34 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Baby Kosher Dill Pickles: 9 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Instant Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar: 21 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert Cherry: 13 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Pudding: 9 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Whipped Topping Mix Dream Pie: 19 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert: 14 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Fruit & Grain: 60 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Drink Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Apple Cinnamon Pecan Instant Oatmeal: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Toaster Treats Cookies And Creme Frosted: 34 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Chewy Dipped Granola Bars: 37 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Baked Beans With Brown Sugar & Bacon: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Chicken Alfredo Made With White Chicken: 51 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Strawberry Pie Filling: 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pie Filling Cherry: 6 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Gelatin Dessert: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Maraschino: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Natural Butter Flavor: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Peaches & Cream: 29 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Baking Spray Made With Real Flour: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Creamer French Vanilla Coffee: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Creamy Vanilla Frosting: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Italian Sugar Free Salad: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Crispy Iced Oatmeal Cookies: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Soft Iced Oatmeal Cookies: 30 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chef Salad With Ham And Turkey Breast: 53 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Meats & Artisan Cheese: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken With Barbecue Sauce: 29 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Restaurant Item
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 259 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 Restaurant Item: closest on tracked product count (309 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (91.9/100 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 Restaurant Item food safe? ▼
Restaurant Item has an average safety score of 92/100 across the 301 of 309 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 24.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Restaurant Item products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 309 Restaurant Item products. 301 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 8 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Restaurant Item catalog? ▼
Restaurant Item has 292 NOVA-classified products; 60.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 177 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Restaurant Item catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Restaurant Item concentrates in Produce (8, 67% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (3); Condiments (1).
Does Restaurant Item use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Restaurant Item 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 Restaurant Item 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 Bubble Gum, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 30 scored Restaurant Item products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Restaurant Item's 91.9/100 average and 24.6% 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.
