Sun Of Italy
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Sun Of Italy, 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
Sun Of Italy averages 96.3/100 across the 56 of 58 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 16.1% 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.
- 96.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 56 scored products
- 58
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 16.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 34.5%
- 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 58 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Italian Style Flavored Bread Crumbs; Imported Golden Pepperoncini; Whole Hot Cherry Peppers; 16.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.3/100. 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 | Sun Of Italy | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 96.3/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 58 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 16.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Sun Of Italy
Sun Of Italy: 58 products tracked, 56 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.3/100, 16.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Sun Of Italy's labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Sun Of Italy sits 3.5 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Sun Of Italy's 16.1% flagged share is 1.9 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Sun Of Italy processing intensity
Sun Of Italy's NOVA-classified set is 55 products: 34.5% ultra-processed (Group 4, 19 items) with Group 3 (processed foods) largest at 29. That ultra-processed share sits 43.8 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Sun Of Italy shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sun Of Italy concentrates in Condiments (2, 40% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (2); Salted-snacks (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condiments | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Sun Of Italy's 16.1% flagged share is measured across 56 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.
Sun Of Italy flagged share vs large-brand cohort
16.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
16% 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 (96.3/100) summarizes 56 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.
Sun Of Italy product score distribution
Brand average 96.3/100 across 56 scored products
96 15th percentile sits above 15% of the 56 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
- 70–80
- 8 scored products (14%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 47 scored products (84%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sun Of Italy relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 56 Sun Of Italy products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 7. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% 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 | Sun Of Italy products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 7 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Potassium Bromate | 1 | Restricted: California (banned 2027) |
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 Sun Of Italy 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 (7 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
- 7 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Italian Style Flavored Bread Crumbs, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Italian Style Flavored Bread Crumbs: 57 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Imported Golden Pepperoncini: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Whole Hot Cherry Peppers: 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Mild Cherry Peppers: 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil: 9 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot Giardiniera: 13 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Pepper Strips In Sweet Brine: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Cocktail Onions: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Minced Clams: 5 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Marinara Spaghetti Sauce: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Artichoke Hearts: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tomato Paste 100% Tomatoes: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tomato Paste: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tomato Sauce: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Peeled Tomatoes: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Heavy Tomato Puree: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- California Pitted Extra Large Ripe Olives: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ripe olives: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Quartered & Marinated Artichoke Hearts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Quartered & Marinated Artichoke Hearts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ground Hot Cherry Peppers: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ground Hot Cherry Peppers: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Shredded Pizza Cheese: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Spaghetti sauce: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Spanish Olives: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Spanish Olives: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Salad Olives: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Red Kidney Beans: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cannellini White Kidney Beans: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun of italy, spanish olives, stuffed manzanilla: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fancy Giardiniera: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pepper Steaks: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fancy Giardiniera: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Garbanzos Chick Peas: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Marinated Mushrooms: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ready To Use Chopped Garlic: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fire Roasted Peppers: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Imported Capers: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Antipastro Peppers: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Imported Oil Cured Olives: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sliced Hot Jalapeno Peppers: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Beans: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Basil Pesto: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ready To Eat Lupini Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Shredded Pizza Cheese: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fire Roasted Peppers: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Italian Diced Tomatoes With Oil: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Kalamata Olives: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun of italy, spaghetti sauce, tomato & basil: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pecorino Romano Cheese: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Sun Of Italy
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 8 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 Sun Of Italy: closest on tracked product count (58 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.3/100 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 Sun Of Italy food safe? ▼
Sun Of Italy has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 56 of 58 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 16.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Sun Of Italy products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 58 Sun Of Italy products. 56 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 2 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Sun Of Italy catalog? ▼
Sun Of Italy has 55 NOVA-classified products; 34.5% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 19 items) and Group 3 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Sun Of Italy catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sun Of Italy concentrates in Condiments (2, 40% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (2); Salted-snacks (1).
Does Sun Of Italy use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Sun Of Italy 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 Sun Of Italy 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 Italian Style Flavored Bread Crumbs, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 7 scored Sun Of Italy products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Sun Of Italy's 96.3/100 average and 16.1% 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.
