Concern

Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich

by Publix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041415645615 · Publix · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041415645615 · Serving size 1 sandwich (236 g)

The verdict

Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich by Publix scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 58-component record, beginning with Cuban Bread, Enriched Bleached 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 58 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

15645615 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 27% LEAD-FLAG Potassium Bromate PHOTO-FINISH Diet Cola · ±0 BOOK-OFF …645615 · July 2026

18 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Bromate). Source sheet 15645615 · 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: Diet Cola · Nearest score peer is Diet Cola at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich65/1002. Diet Cola: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Diet Cola65/1003. Steak 'n shake, frisco melts, swiss & american cheese with frisco sauce on sourdough: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Steak 'n shake, frisco me…65/1004. Sausage Biscuit: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sausage Biscuit65/1005. Sausage & Biscuits: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sausage & Biscuits65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich (65/100 on 58 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich
65/100
Diet Cola
65/100
Steak 'n shake, frisco melts, swiss & american cheese with frisco sauce on sourdough
65/100
Sausage Biscuit
65/100
Sausage & Biscuits
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich scores 23.9 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 88.9/100), 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 Sandwiches products

Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 73rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 73% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches 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

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (73rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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11 products (1%)
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12 products (1%)
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22 products (2%)
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18 products (1%)
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15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
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28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 58 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cuban Bread
2
Enriched Bleached Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Potassium Bromate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid Approved
8
Reduced Iron
9
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Enzymes
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Water
14
Soybean Oil
15
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Refined Pork Fat With Bht And Bha Added To Protect Flavor
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Yeast
19
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
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
21
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
22
Malt Flour
23
Guar
24
Arabic Gum
25
Cornmeal
26
Ham With Added Water
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Sodium Phosphates
30
Brown Sugar
31
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
32
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
33
Swiss Cheese
34
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
35
Cheese Culture
36
Pork Roast
37
Pickles
38
Cucumbers
39
Dried Vinegar
40
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
41
0.1% Sodium Benzoate
42
Preservative
43
Alum
44
Natural Flavors
45
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
46
Yellow #5
47
Mayonnaise
48
Egg Yolks With Salt
49
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
50
Seasoning Mix
51
Spice
52
Onion Powder
53
Garlic Powder
54
Calcium Disodium Edta
55
Mustard
56
Mustard Seed
57
Turmeric
58
Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Cuban bread (enriched bleached flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, wheat gluten, niacin, potassium bromate, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzymes, folic acid], water, soybean oil, or lard [refined pork fat with bht and bha added to protect flavor], salt, yeast [with potato starch, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid], malt flour, guar and/or arabic gum, cornmeal), ham with added water (ham cured with: water, sugar, salt, fructose, sodium phosphates, brown sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. coated with: caramel color), swiss cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), pork roast (coated with: spices and garlic powder. marinated with a solution of: water, salt, sodium phosphates), pickles (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, 0.1% sodium benzoate [preservative], alum, natural flavors, polysorbate 80, and yellow #5), mayonnaise (soybean oil, egg yolks with salt, water, vinegar, sugar, corn syrup, salt, seasoning mix [salt, spice, onion powder, garlic powder, calcium disodium edta {preservative}]), mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika).

Categories

Sandwiches

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich

Neighbours outside Publix near Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Publix; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Potassium Bromate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 58-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Potassium Bromate. Open Potassium Bromate
  • Compare Cuban Grab and Go Sandwich's 3 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 0041415645615: 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.