Deli style loaded baked potato
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Deli style loaded baked potato receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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.
What the Data Says About
Deli style loaded baked potato carries a composite safety score of 75/100, 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 3 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, Deli style loaded baked potato 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 | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Potatoes, sour cream (grade a pasteurized cultured cream, milk, skim milk, whey protein, stabilizer [modified food starch, guar gum, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, carrageenan], enzyme and potassium sorbate [to preserve freshness], swiss and american cheese (pasteurized processed swiss and american cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], cream, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid, artificial color, powdered cellulose [to prevent caking]), water, salad dressing (water, soybean oil, sugar, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, modified food starch, salt, mustard [vinegar, mustard seed, water], xanthan gum, potassium sorbate [preservative]), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [to preserve freshness], citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor], vitamin a palmitate), bacon bits (pork belly cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), onions, red peppers (sweet bell peppers, water, citric acid), salt, parsley, liquid smoke (water, hickory smoke flavor, vinegar, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, caramel color, spices), potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), black pepper, garlic powder, citric acid.
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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