Garlic Cheese Texas Toast

by Kroger

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Garlic Cheese Texas Toast by Kroger receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0011110886323
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 slice (46 g)

What the Data Says About

Garlic Cheese Texas Toast by Kroger carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Garlic Cheese Texas Toast is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Garlic Cheese Texas Toast
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Bread: Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Enzyme
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Interesterified Soybean Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
14
Yeast
15
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Malted Barley With Sulfites
17
Enzymes
18
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
19
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Dough Conditioner
21
Soybean Oil
22
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
23
Cellulose Gum
24
Potassium Iodate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid GRAS
25
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Spread: Interesterified Soybean Oil
27
Butter
28
Cream
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Dehydrated Parsley
31
Buttermilk
32
Onion
33
Natural Flavor
34
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
35
For Color
36
. Cheese: Cheese Blend
37
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
38
Pasteurized Milk
39
Cheese Culture
40
Parmesan Cheese
41
Milk
42
Smoked Provolone Cheese
43
Natural Smoke Flavor
44
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
46
Natamycin Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Bread: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), water, contains less than 2% of: interesterified soybean oil, salt, dextrose, yeast, wheat gluten, wheat flour, malted barley with sulfites, enzymes, datem, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), soybean oil, sorbitan monostearate, cellulose gum, potassium iodate, l-cysteine, spread: interesterified soybean oil, water, contains less than 2% of: butter (cream, salt), dehydrated garlic, parsley, salt, buttermilk, dehydrated onion, natural flavor, soybean oil, annatto (for color). cheese: cheese blend (low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], smoked provolone cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, natural smoke flavor], potato starch, powdered cellulose, natamycin preservative).

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial