Pillsbury Quick Bread

by Pillsbury

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Pillsbury Quick Bread by Pillsbury receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0013300730508
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Pillsbury Quick Bread by Pillsbury carries a composite safety score of 70/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Pillsbury Quick Bread 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 Pillsbury Quick Bread
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Enriched Bleached Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Brown Sugar
10
Canola Oil
11
Palm Oil
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Or Less Of: Dextrose
14
Corn Starch
15
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
16
Leavening
17
Baking Soda
18
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
19
Calcium Phosphate
20
Water
21
Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids
22
Cinnamon
23
Monoglycerides
24
Corn Starch
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Shortening
27
Palm Andior Soybean Oils With Mono And Diglycerides
28
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
29
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
30
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
Sodium Aluminosilicate
32
Soy Flour
33
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
34
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
35
Mono And Diglycerides
36
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
37
Artificial Color Including Yellow 5 And Red 40
38
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Preservative
40
Natural And Artificial Flavor
41
Soy Lecithin
42
Antioxidants
43
BHT
Caution GRAS
44
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
45
Mixed Tocopherols
46
Chamomile And Rosemary Extracts
47
Soybean And Wheat Ingredients. May Contain Milk And Egg Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, brown sugar, canola oil, palm oil, powdered sugar, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, modified corn starch, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium phosphate), water, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, cinnamon, monoglycerides, corn starch, salt, shortening (palm andior soybean oils with mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, tbhq, citric acid), sodium aluminosilicate, soy flour, xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono and diglycerides, pectin, artificial color including yellow 5 and red 40, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, citric acid, antioxidants (citric acid, bht, ascorbyl palmitate, mixed tocopherols, chamomile and rosemary extracts. contains soybean and wheat ingredients. may contain milk and egg ingredients.

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