Bread Sticks
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Bread Sticks receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
Bread Sticks carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Bread Sticks 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Breadstick (malted wheat flour (malted barley flour), water, cultured wheat, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, dextrose, gum acacia, corn syrup solids, cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, soybean oil, ascorbic acid, enzymes, yeast, dehydrated garlic, sugar, soybean oil, dough conditioner (malt extract, inactive yeast, enzymes, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), parsley, guar gum, sorbic acid, natural flavors, enzymes, soy flour (soy flour, soybean oil, soy lecithin)), garlic cheese sauce (water, corn oil, cider vinegar, parmesan and romano cheese blend (pasteurized cow's milk, enzyme, salt), dehydrated garlic, modified corn starch, salt, natural parmesan cheese type flavor (salt, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin [potato], natural flavor, silicon dioxide [anticaking agent], coconut oil), parsley, romano type flavor powder (salt, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavor, maltodextrin [potato], silicon dioxide [as an anticaking agent], coconut oil), xanthan gum, sauce (water, tomato puree [water, tomato paste], seasoning (salt, spices, sugar, dehydrated garlic), flavor blend (maltodextrin, dextrose, natural flavor), salt, modified corn starch, soybean oil, xanthan gum)), imitation mozzarella blend (water, palm oil, modified potato starch, rennet casein, modified corn starch, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, carrageenan, lactic acid, artificial color), mozzarella (pasteurized cultured reduced fat milk, salt, enzymes).
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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