Ham And Cheese Sandwich

by Deli Express

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Ham And Cheese Sandwich by Deli Express receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0041453007840
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Ham And Cheese Sandwich by Deli Express carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Ham And Cheese Sandwich 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 Ham And Cheese Sandwich
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Smoked Ham
2
A Portion Of Ground Ham Shank And Ham Added
3
Cured With Water
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
6
Phosphates
7
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
8
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
9
Sodium Norite
10
White Bread
11
Enriched Unbleached Flour Wheat Flour
12
Malted Barley Flour
13
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Reduced Iron
15
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
18
Water
19
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Yeast
21
% Of Each Of The Following: Soybean Oil Salt
22
Dough Conditioners
23
Monoglycerides
24
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
25
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
26
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
27
Enzymes
28
Monocalcium Phosphate
29
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
30
Preservative
31
American Pasteurized Process Cheese
32
Cultured Milk
33
Sodium Phosphate Sorbic Acid
34
Ea Sween Company Color
35
Enzymes! Eden Prairie
36
Mn 55344 1-800-328-8184 433 00124
37
A Bioengineered Food Ingredient

Full Ingredient List

SMOKED HAM , CHEESE Nutrition Amount/Serving %DV Amount/Serving Facts Total Fat 7g 9% Total Carb 37g Sat Fat 35g 18% Fiber 2g %DV 13% 7% Serving size 1 sandwich Trans Fat 0g Total Sugars 5g Cholest 40mg 15%0 N /0 Ice 4g Added Sugars 8% Calories Sadium 1260mg 55% per serving 250 Protein 17g Vitamin D 0% • Cal Aron 10% • Potassium 4% SMOKED HAM WATER ADDED [A PORTION OF GROUND HAM SHANK AND HAM ADDED, CURED WITH WATER, SALT, CONTAINS POTASSIUM LACTATE, PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NORITE, WHITE BREAD [ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2 % OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONOGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), AMERICAN PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), EA SWEEN COMPANY COLOR, ENZYMES! EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 1-800-328-8184 433 00124 Contains a Bioengineered Food Ingredient

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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