Caution

Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons

by Shoprite

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041190048649 · Shoprite. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041190048649 · Serving size 7.000000000000001g

The verdict

Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons by Shoprite scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 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 47-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Four. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 47 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

90048649 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Flour Wraps 8 · ±0 BOOK-OFF …048649 · July 2026

13 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 90048649 · 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: Flour Wraps 8 Inches · Nearest score peer is Flour Wraps 8 Inches 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Restaurant Style Caesar C…85/1002. Flour Wraps 8 Inches: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Flour Wraps 8 Inches85/1003. The Candy Tree, Gumballs Candy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. The Candy Tree, Gumballs …85/1004. Candy Duck: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Candy Duck85/1005. The Candy Tree, Sour Gummy Worms: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. The Candy Tree, Sour Gumm…85/100
High-band neighbours for Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons (85/100) outside Shoprite.
Chart values as text

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

Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons
85/100
Flour Wraps 8 Inches
85/100
The Candy Tree, Gumballs Candy
85/100
Candy Duck
85/100
The Candy Tree, Sour Gummy Worms
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Four
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Canola
10
Sunflower Oil
11
Yeast
12
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
2% Or Less Of Wheat Gluten
14
Garlic Powder And Onion Powder
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Whey Powder
17
Buttermilk Powder
18
Romano Cheese Powder
19
Part Skim Cow's Milk
20
Cheese Culture
21
Enzymes
22
Disodium Phosphate
23
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
24
Spices
25
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
26
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
27
Preservative
28
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
29
Anchovy Powder
30
Natural And Artificial Flavors
31
Parsley Flakes
32
Bleu Cheese Powder
33
Pasteurized Milk
34
Cheese Cultures
35
Cultured Nonfat Milk
36
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
37
Sodium Citrate
38
Vinegar Powder
39
Distilled White Vinegar
40
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
41
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
42
Soybean Oil
43
Rosemary Extractives
44
Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto
45
Color
46
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
47
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, 2% OR LESS OF WHEAT GLUTEN, GARLIC POWDER AND ONION POWDER, SALT, WHEY POWDER, BUTTERMILK POWDER, ROMANO CHEESE POWDER ([PART SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID), SPICES, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, ANCHOVY POWDER, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PARSLEY FLAKES, BLEU CHEESE POWDER ([PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CULTURED NONFAT MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT), VINEGAR POWDER (DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, CORNSTARCH), CITRIC ACID, SOYBEAN OIL, ROSEMARY EXTRACTIVES, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLOR), ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, TBHQ (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

High-score cross-brand comparables for Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons

Neighbours outside Shoprite with screening scores in the same high band as Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Shoprite; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Restaurant Style Caesar Croutons'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 0041190048649: 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.