Pretzel bread sandwiches, roasted turkey bacon & cheese
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Pretzel bread sandwiches, roasted turkey bacon & cheese receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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.
What the Data Says About
Pretzel bread sandwiches, roasted turkey bacon & cheese carries a composite safety score of 80/100, 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Pretzel bread sandwiches, roasted turkey bacon & cheese 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked glazed turkey tenderloins (turkey tenderloins, water, seasoning [autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt, turkey flavor, turkey stock, flavor, gum arabic], modified cornstarch, salt, canola oil, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, natural flavoring, paprika), tomatoes (tomatoes, calcium chloride), pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, sodium hexametaphosphate, salt, annatto [color]), reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, modified food starch*, cultures, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredient not in regular mozzarella cheese added to maintain easy melting of cheese), bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain potassium chloride, dextrose, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, flavoring), 2% or less of soybean oil, seasoning (dried cheddar cheese [{pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, whey, salt and disodium phosphate], dried creamer [sunflower oil, maltodextrin, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, sunflower lecithin], whey, nonfat dry milk, dried natural butter flavor, [natural flavor, whey, salt, corn syrup solids, butter, guar gum, buttermilk, nonfat milk solids, {annatto and turmeric}], dried parmesan and romano cheese [cow's milk, salt, cultures, enzymes], dipotassium phosphate, yeast extract, lactic acid [contains calcium lactate], potassium chloride, flavorings, xanthan gum, methylcellulose, extractives of paprika and turmeric), egg yolk powder, modified cornstarch, sugar, seasoning (rice flour, corn starch, potassium chloride, salt, coconut oil, wheat starch, sodium alginate), yeast, salt, corn maltodextrin, nonfat milk, calcium sulfate, baking soda, methylcellulose, arabic gum, sodium aluminosilicate, xanthan gum, flavor, dried garlic, l-cysteine hydrochloride, yeast extract, whey, enzymes, tricalcium phosphate, soy flour.
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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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