Stuffed pretzel bread sandwiches
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Stuffed pretzel bread sandwiches receives a safety score of 80/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Stuffed pretzel bread sandwiches carries a composite safety score of 80/100, 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, Stuffed pretzel bread sandwiches 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked beef steak ground and formed (contains up to 13% solution of: water, salt, potassium chloride, sodium phosphate, caramel color, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavor, beef stock, palm kernel oil, sunflower oil, beef fat, thiamine hydrochloride, succinic acid), mozzarella cheese with modified food starch (part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), onions, provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, enzymes, salt, calcium chloride), soybean oil and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, contains less than 2% of: onions, cheese seasoning (corn maltodextrin, whey, wheat flour, palm oil, salt, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], granular cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey protein concentrate, sunflower oil, corn syrup, methylcellulose, buttermilk powder, lactic acid, flavor, xanthan gum, sodium phosphate, blue cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], citric acid, disodium phosphate, disodium and guanylate, sodium caseinate, annatto, turmeric), seasoning (rice flour, corn starch, wheat starch, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed], sodium alginate), palm oil (with lecithin, natural flavors, beta carotene), whey, sugar, red and green peppers, modified corn starch, seasoning (buttermilk powder, non fat milk solids, parmesan cheese [part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, maltodextrin, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, salt, natural and artificial flavor, onion powder, garlic powder, titanium dioxide, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], citric acid, disodium inosinate & guanylate, whey protein concentrate, disodium phosphate, spice, succinic acid, butter [cream, salt], extractives of annatto, extractives of turmeric), dough conditioner (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, deodorized garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, fungal enzymes, mono - and diglycerides, whey, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, wheat flour), salt, yeast, beef flavor, onion juice, titanium dioxide, sodium hydroxide
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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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