Caution

KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000196912 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000196912 · Serving size 1 Meal (205 g) (205 g)

The verdict

KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 62-component record, beginning with Pancakes, Water, Flour Blend. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 62 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

00196912 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …196912 · July 2026

12 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00196912 · 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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 62 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pancakes
2
Water
3
Flour Blend
4
Whole Wheat Flour
5
Enriched Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamin Mononitrate
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Soybean Oil
13
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
14
Eggs
15
Leavening
16
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
17
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
18
Monocalcium Phosphate
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Buttermilk
21
Modified Food Starch
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Emulsifier
24
Cinnamon
25
Maple Flavor
26
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
27
Blueberry And Cherry Sauce
28
Blueberries
29
Cherries
30
Brown Sugar
31
Cherry Juice Concentrate
32
Corn Starch
33
Almond Oil
34
Natural Almond Oil Other Natural Ingredients
35
Alcohol
36
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
37
Tater Puffã‚â®
38
Potatoes
39
Vegetable Oil
40
Canola
41
Corn
42
Cottonseed
43
Palm
44
Soybean
45
Organic Sunflower
46
Potato
47
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
48
Turkey Sausage Link
49
Turkey
50
Mechanically Separated Turkey
51
Flavorings
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
Seasoning Blend
54
Corn Syrup Solids
55
Spices
56
BHA
Avoid GRAS
57
BHT
Caution GRAS
58
Soy Protein Concentrate
59
Wheat
60
Soy
61
Egg
62
Milk

Full Ingredient List

Pancakes (Water, Flour Blend [Whole Wheat Flour {Ultragrain®},Enriched Wheat Flour {Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin , Folic Acid}], Sugar, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Contains 2% or Less of: Eggs, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Salt, Buttermilk, Modified Food Starch, Soy Lecithin [An Emulsifier], Cinnamon, Natural Maple Flavor, Xanthan Gum), Blueberry and Cherry Sauce (Water, Blueberries, Cherries, Brown Sugar, Cherry Juice Concentrate, Modified Corn Starch, Almond Oil [Natural Almond Oil Other Natural Ingredients, Water, Alcohol], Malic Acid), Tater Puff® (Potatoes, Vegetable Oil [Contains One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Palm, Soybean, Sunflower], Dehydrated Potato, Salt, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate [To Promote Color Retention], Dextrose), Turkey Sausage Link (Turkey, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Salt, Natural Flavorings, Citric Acid), Water, Seasoning Blend (Dextrose, Corn Syrup Solids, Spices, Sugar, BHA, BHT, Citric Acid), Soy Protein Concentrate. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK

Categories

Meals

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare KID CUISINE Pancake Sandwich, 7.25 OZ's 2 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 0031000196912: 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.