Safe

Italian style bread crumbs

by Bowl & Basket

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041190085972 · Bowl & Basket · Cooking helpers. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041190085972 · Serving size 28g

The verdict

Italian style bread crumbs by Bowl & Basket scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 47-component record, beginning with Toasted Breadcrumbs Made From Enriched Bread, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 47 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

90085972 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian style bread crumbs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-RARE Whey PHOTO-FINISH Raisin Bran · ±0 BOOK-OFF …085972 · July 2026

11 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Whey). Source sheet 90085972 · 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: Raisin Bran · Nearest score peer is Raisin Bran at the same screening score.

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 assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Italian style bread crumbs: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian style bread crumbs100/1002. Raisin Bran: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Raisin Bran100/1003. sea salt popcorn chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. sea salt popcorn chips100/1004. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bit…100/1005. White Corn Tortilla Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. White Corn Tortilla Chips100/100
High-band neighbours for Italian style bread crumbs (100/100) outside Bowl & Basket.
Chart values as text

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

Italian style bread crumbs
100/100
Raisin Bran
100/100
sea salt popcorn chips
100/100
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites
100/100
White Corn Tortilla Chips
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 4,660 products we've scored in the Cooking helpers category, the average safety score is 90.9/100. Italian style bread crumbs scores 9.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 90.9/100), 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 Cooking helpers products

Italian style bread crumbs lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 1,898 products we track

0–2: 36 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 95 products (5%). Below this entry. 4–6: 146 products (8%). Below this entry. 6–8: 252 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 178 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 121 products (6%). Below this entry. 12–14: 148 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 124 products (7%). Below this entry. 16–18: 111 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 107 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 84 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 74 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 58 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 47 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 51 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 42 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 30 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 27 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 19 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 13 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 135 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Cooking helpers 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

1,898 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
36 products (2%)
2–4
95 products (5%)
4–6
146 products (8%)
6–8
252 products (13%)
8–10
178 products (9%)
10–12
121 products (6%)
12–14
148 products (8%)
14–16
124 products (7%)
16–18
111 products (6%)
18–20
107 products (6%)
20–22
84 products (4%)
22–24
74 products (4%)
24–26
58 products (3%)
26–28
47 products (2%)
28–30
51 products (3%)
30–32
42 products (2%)
32–34
30 products (2%)
34–36
27 products (1%)
36–38
19 products (1%)
38–40
13 products (1%)
40 and above
135 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. The comparison here runs against the 1,898 Cooking helpers 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

1
Toasted Breadcrumbs Made From Enriched Bread
2
Wheat
3
Flour
4
Malted
5
Barley
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
High Fructose
12
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
13
Yeast
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Vegetable Oil
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Gluten
18
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
19
Soy Flour
20
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
21
Soy Lecithin
22
Molasses
23
Honey
24
Whole Wheat
25
Corn
26
Cornmeal
27
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
28
Green Vinegar
29
Potato Flour
30
Rice Flour
31
What Wheat Bran
32
Oat Bran
33
Rye
34
Non-fat
35
Dry Milk
36
Calcium
37
Propionate
38
Sesame Seeds
39
Caraway Seeds
40
Egg
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Grated Pecorino
43
Romano Cheese
44
Dehydrated Parsley
45
Flakes
46
Oregano
47
Onion Powder

Full Ingredient List

Toasted breadcrumbs made from enriched bread, wheat, flour, malted, barley, flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, high fructose, corn syrup, yeast, salt, vegetable oil, sugar. Contains less than 2% or less: wheat, gluten, dextrose, soy flour, whey, soy lecithin, molasses, honey, whole wheat, flour, corn, flour, cornmeal, citric acid, green vinegar, potato flour, rice flour, what wheat bran, oat bran, rye, flour, non-fat, dry milk, calcium, propionate, sesame seeds, caraway seeds, egg, salt, garlic, grated pecorino, Romano cheese, dehydrated, parsley, flakes, oregano, onion powder

Other products containing Toasted Breadcrumbs Made From Enriched Bread

Toasted Breadcrumbs Made From Enriched Bread is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Cooking helpers

High-score cross-brand comparables for Italian style bread crumbs

Neighbours outside Bowl & Basket with screening scores in the same high band as Italian style bread crumbs (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bowl & Basket; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Italian style bread crumbs has a longer ingredient list than 95% of its Cooking helpers category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0041190085972: 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.