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BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000102173 · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000102173 · Serving size 1 Meal (139 g) (139 g)

The verdict

BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 108 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 108-component record, beginning with Cheeseburger Breadsticks, Enriched Wheat Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 108 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00102173 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 108 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …102173 · July 2026

32 of 108 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00102173 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ scores 6.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ lists 108 ingredients on its label

108 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 108 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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22 products (2%)
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21 products (2%)
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32 products (3%)
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28 products (2%)
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44 products (4%)
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26 products (2%)
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56 products (5%)
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44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 1,215 Sandwiches products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 108 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cheeseburger Breadsticks
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Beef Crumbles
12
Beef
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Soybean Oil And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
15
Ketchup
16
Tomato Concentrate
17
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Distilled Vinegar
19
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
20
Onion Powder
21
Garlic Powder
22
Natural Flavors
23
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
24
Milk Protein Concentrate
25
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
26
Cheese Seasoning
27
Cheddar Cheese Blend
28
Cheddar Cheese
29
Milk
30
Cheese Cultures
31
Enzymes
32
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
33
Buttermilk
34
Canola Oil
35
Disodium Phosphate
36
Modified Food Starch
37
Corn Syrup Solids
38
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
40
Phosphate
41
Potassium
42
Sodium
43
Color
44
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Vegetable Oil
46
Soybean
47
Cottonseed
48
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
Yeast Extract
50
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
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
52
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
53
Mono - & Diglycerides
54
Disodium Inosinate & Guanylate
55
Nonfat Dry Milk
56
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
57
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
58
Soy Lecithin
59
Onion
60
Mustard
61
Distilled X000d Vinegar
62
Mustard Seed
63
Turmeric
64
Paprika
65
Spices
66
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
67
Yeast
68
Dough Conditioner
69
Wheat Flour
70
Soy Oil
71
L. Cysteine
72
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
73
Enzyme
74
Baking Powder
75
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
76
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
77
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
78
Monocalcium Phosphate
79
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
80
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
81
Cheddar Cheese Type Flavor
82
Cheddar
83
Blue And Semi-soft Cheese
84
Cellulose Gum
85
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
86
Flavorings
87
Mozzarella Cheese Type Powder
88
Cheese
89
Cultures
90
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
91
Milk Solids
92
Soy Flour
93
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
94
Extractives Of Annatto And Paprika
95
Vitamin Blend
96
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
97
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
98
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
99
Vitamin B-12
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
100
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
101
French Fries
102
Potatoes
103
X000d Canola Oil
104
Disodium Dihydrogen Phosphate
105
Coloring
106
Annatto Extract
107
Wheat
108
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Cheeseburger Breadsticks (Enriched Wheat Flour [Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Beef Crumbles [Beef, Salt], Soybean Oil and Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Ketchup [Tomato Concentrate, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors], Casein, Milk Protein Concentrate, Dextrose, Cheese Seasoning [Cheddar Cheese Blend {Whey, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Maltodextrin, Buttermilk, Salt, Canola Oil, Disodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid}, Modified Food Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Whey, Coconut Oil, Salt, Phosphate {Calcium, Potassium, Sodium}, Natural Flavors, Color {Annatto, Turmeric}, Maltodextrin, Sodium Caseinate, Vegetable Oil {Canola, Soybean, Cottonseed}, Whey Protein Concentrate, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Mono - & Diglycerides, Disodium Inosinate & Guanylate, Buttermilk, Nonfat Dry Milk, Lactic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Soy Lecithin, Onion], Modified Food Starch, Mustard [Distilled_x000D_Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spices], Modified Potato Starch, Yeast, Dough Conditioner [Wheat Flour, Salt, Soy Oil, L. Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzyme], Baking Powder [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate], Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Cheddar Cheese Type Flavor [Cheddar, Blue And Semi-Soft Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Whey, Citric Acid], Modified Cellulose Gum, Caramel Color, Flavorings, Disodium Phosphate, Mozzarella Cheese Type Powder [Cheese {Milk, Cultures, Rennet, Salt}, Milk Solids, Disodium Phosphate], Lactic Acid, Soy Flour, Sorbic Acid, Extractives of Annatto and Paprika, Vitamin Blend [Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin B-12], Vitamin A Palmitate), French Fries (Potatoes,_x000D_Canola Oil, Salt, Disodium Dihydrogen Phosphate, Coloring [Caramel Color, Annatto Extract, Turmeric], Dextrose). CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, MILK.

Categories

Sandwiches

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 108-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare BANQUET - Cheeseburger Breadstick, 4.91 OZ's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0031000102173: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.