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Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043695071146 · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043695071146 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (120 g)

The verdict

Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 74-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 74 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

95071146 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …071146 · July 2026

18 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 95071146 · 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

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.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 74 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed Caramel Color Added
10
Up To 14% Solution Of Water
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Seasoning
13
Yeast Extract
14
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
15
Natural Flavors
16
Dried Beef Stock
17
Sunflower Oil
18
Sodium Phosphate
19
Beef Fat
20
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
21
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
22
Water
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Tomato Paste
25
Dried Vinegar
26
Brown Sugar
27
Molasses
28
Corn Starch
29
Spices
30
Soybean Oil
31
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
32
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
33
Natural Flavor
34
Garlic Powder
35
Onion Powder
36
2% Or Less Of Margarine
37
Palm Oil
38
Mono & Diglycerides
39
Soybean Lecithin
40
Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid
41
Preservatives
42
Annatto And Turmeric Color
43
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
44
Modified Food Starch
45
Fractionated Palm Oil
46
Dough Conditioner Blend
47
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
48
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
49
Tricalcium Phosphate
50
Enzymes
51
Wheat
52
Yeast
53
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
54
Bread Crumb
55
Bleached Wheat Flour
56
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
57
Soy Lecithin
58
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
59
Natural Butter Flavor
60
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
61
Tomato Powder
62
Organic Onions
63
Chili Powder
64
Chili Pepper
65
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
66
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
67
Paprika
68
Ethoxyquin
ANTIOXIDANT
Approved
69
For Color Retention
70
Oleoresin Paprika With Soy Lecithin
71
Natural Smoke Flavor
72
Spice
73
Soy Flour
74
Egg Whites

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cooked beef steak ground and formed caramel color added (contains up to 14% solution of water, salt, seasoning [yeast extract, maltodextrin, flavors, beef stock, sunflower oil, salt, sodium phosphate, beef fat], sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, caramel color), water, sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, seasoning (brown sugar, molasses, salt, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, caramel color, spices, soybean oil, xanthan gum, natural hickory smoke flavor, natural flavor, garlic powder, onion powder, potassium chloride), 2% or less of margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, mono & diglycerides, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], annatto and turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate added), palm oil, modified food starch, soybean oil, fractionated palm oil, salt, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes [wheat]), yeast, potassium chloride (potassium chloride, citric acid), bread crumb (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt), soy lecithin, dried garlic, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, butter flavor), whey, tomato powder, dried onions, chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, garlic), yeast extract, maltodextrin, silicon dioxide, paprika (paprika, ethoxyquin (for color retention]), citric acid, potassium chloride, oleoresin paprika with soy lecithin, natural smoke flavor (maltodextrin, natural flavor), spice, soy flour, caramel color, egg whites.

Other products containing Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed Caramel Color Added

Cooked Beef Steak Ground And Formed Caramel Color Added is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 11 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Sandwiches Bbq Recipe Beef's 1 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 0043695071146: 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.