Parmesan garlic bread, parmesan

by Essential Everyday, Supervalu Inc.

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Parmesan garlic bread, parmesan by Essential Everyday, Supervalu Inc. receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0041303011713
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 LOAF (57 g)

What the Data Says About

Parmesan garlic bread, parmesan by Essential Everyday, Supervalu Inc. carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Parmesan garlic bread, parmesan is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Parmesan garlic bread, parmesan
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Bread: Enriched Flour
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Or Less Of: Hydrogenated Palm Oil
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Malted Barley Flour
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
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
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
16
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
17
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
19
Defatted Soy Flour
20
Enzymes
21
Ammonium Aluminum Sulfate
22
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
24
Diammonium Phosphate
25
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
26
Dicalcium Phosphate
27
Corn Meal. Spread: Natural Oil Blend
28
Soybean
29
Palm Fruit
30
Palm Stearine
31
Palm Kernel
32
Extra Virgin Olive
33
Canola
34
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Blend
35
Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
36
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
37
Cheese Cultures
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Sweet Cream Buttermilk
40
Or Less Of: Onion Powder
41
Mono - And Diglycerides
42
Soy Lecithin
43
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
44
To Protect Quality
45
Natural And Artificial Flavor
46
Spice
47
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Beta Carotene
49
For Color
50
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
51
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

Full Ingredient List

Bread: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, contains 2% or less of: palm oil, salt, yeast, malted barley flour, sugar, dextrose, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium sulfate, wheat starch, calcium carbonate, defatted soy flour, enzymes, ammonium aluminum sulfate, l-cysteine, azodicarbonamide, diammonium phosphate, calcium peroxide, dicalcium phosphate, corn meal. spread: natural oil blend (soybean, palm fruit, palm stearine, palm kernel, extra virgin olive and/or canola), water, parmesan and romano cheese blend (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic, sweet cream buttermilk, contains 2% or less of: onion powder, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to protect quality), natural and artificial flavor, spice, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene (for color), lactic acid, citric acid.

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial