Caution

Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese

by Topco Associates Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0036800413757 · Topco Associates Inc. · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0036800413757 · Serving size 1 STUFFED SANDWICH (127 g)

The verdict

Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese by Topco Associates Inc. scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 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 78-component record, beginning with Water, Unbleached Enriched Flour, 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 78 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00413757 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Iced tea mix · ±0 BOOK-OFF …413757 · July 2026

24 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 00413757 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon · Nearest score peer is Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon at the same screening score.

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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Smoke flavored ham layere…70/1002. Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Iced tea mix with sugar &…70/1003. Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Iced tea mix with sugar &…70/1004. Peanut Butter S'Mores Ice Cream: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Peanut Butter S'Mores Ice…70/1005. Italian Sausage: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Sausage70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese (70/100 on 78 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese
70/100
Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon
70/100
Iced tea mix with sugar & lemon, sugar & lemon
70/100
Peanut Butter S'Mores Ice Cream
70/100
Italian Sausage
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese scores 22.9 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 78 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Unbleached Enriched Flour
3
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
Ham Water Added
11
Ground And Formed
12
Smoke Flavor Added
13
Cured With Water
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Natural Smoke Flavor
18
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Flavoring
20
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
21
Cheddar Cheese
22
Pasteurized Milk
23
Cheese Cultures
24
Enzymes
25
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Coloring
27
Seasoning
28
Corn Maltodextrin
29
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
30
Sweet Cream Buttermilk
31
Palm Oil
32
Corn Syrup Solids
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Sunflower Oil
35
Garlic Powder
36
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
37
Artificial Color
38
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
39
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
40
Blue Cheese
41
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
42
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
43
Natural Flavor
44
Extractives Of Paprika
45
Extractives Of Turmeric
46
Fully Refined Soybean Oil
47
Soy Lecithin
48
Natural Flavors
49
Beta Carotene
50
Fully Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
51
Modified Food Starch
52
Seasoned Bread Crumbs
53
Enriched Flour
54
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
55
Tomato Powder
56
Onion Powder
57
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
58
Dehydrated Parsley
59
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
60
Yeast
61
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
62
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
63
Preservative
64
Dough Conditioners
65
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
66
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
67
Deodorized Garlic Powder
68
Tricalcium Phosphate
69
Mono - And Diglycerides
70
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
71
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
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
Egg Yolk
74
Soy Flour
75
Egg White
76
Cheese Flavor
77
Cheese Culture
78
Buttermilk Solids

Full Ingredient List

Water, unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ham water added, ground and formed, natural smoke flavor added (cured with water, dextrose, salt, sodium phosphate, natural smoke flavor, sodium erythorbate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [coloring]), seasoning (corn maltodextrin, whey, sweet cream buttermilk, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], palm oil, salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, sunflower oil, sodium phosphate, garlic powder, citric acid, artificial color [titanium dioxide], lactic acid, blue cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], sodium caseinate, disodium inosinate and guanylate, natural flavor, extractives of paprika, extractives of turmeric), contains 2% or less of the following: fully hydrogenated soybean oil, palm oil (with soy lecithin, natural flavors, beta carotene), whey, sugar, fully hydrogenated palm kernel oil (with soy lecithin), modified food starch, seasoned bread crumbs (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], dehydrated garlic, tomato powder, salt, dextrose, onion powder, maltodextrin, dehydrated parsley, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, yeast, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium propionate [preservative]), dough conditioners (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, deodorized garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes, mono - and diglycerides), salt, powdered cellulose, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), dried egg yolk, soy flour, dried egg white, cheese flavor (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk solids, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid).

Categories

Frozen foods

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese

Neighbours outside Topco Associates Inc. near Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Topco Associates Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Smoke flavored ham layered with melted cheddar cheese in a crispy golden crust stuffed sandwiches, ham & cheese'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 0036800413757: 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.