Giant eagle, market district, pretzels with sea salt, milk chocolate, caramel

by Giant Eagle, Giant Eagle Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Giant eagle, market district, pretzels with sea salt, milk chocolate, caramel by Giant Eagle, Giant Eagle Inc. 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
0030034091897
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.25 PRETZELS (38 g)

What the Data Says About

Giant eagle, market district, pretzels with sea salt, milk chocolate, caramel by Giant Eagle, Giant Eagle Inc. 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, Giant eagle, market district, pretzels with sea salt, milk chocolate, caramel 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 E 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

Composite safety metrics for Giant eagle, market district, pretzels with sea salt, milk chocolate, caramel
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Whole Milk
5
Chocolate Liquor
6
Soy Lecithin
7
Emulsifier
8
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
9
Pretzels
10
Wheat Flour
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Vegetable Oil
13
Palm
14
Corn Oil
15
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Buttermilk Solids
17
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
18
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
19
Yeast
20
Corn Starch
21
Natural Butter Flavor
22
Vinegar
23
Leavening
24
Baking Soda
25
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
26
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
27
Sweetened Condensed Milk
28
Milk
29
Water
30
Butter
31
Cream
32
Vegetable Oil
33
Organic Coconut
34
Soybean
35
Disodium Phosphate
36
Artificial Flavor
37
Potassium Sorbate As A Preservative
38
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

Full Ingredient List

Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanillin), pretzels (wheat flour, salt, vegetable oil [palm and/or corn oil], maltodextrin, buttermilk solids, lactic acid, citric acid, yeast, modified corn starch, butter flavor, vinegar, leavening [baking soda]), caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [milk, sugar], water, butter [cream, salt], sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil [coconut, soybean], disodium phosphate, salt, artificial flavor, potassium sorbate as a preservative), pink himalayan sea salt.

Categories

Snacks

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