Safe

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00614108 · Trader Joe's · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00614108 · Serving size 1 half sandwich (121 g)

The verdict

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich by Trader Joe's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Multigrain Rustic Bread, Enriched 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 56 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00614108 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-RARE Rice Starch PHOTO-FINISH Starbucks Mountain blend · ±0 BOOK-OFF …614108 · July 2026

13 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Rice Starch). Source sheet 00614108 · 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: Starbucks Mountain blend · Nearest score peer is Starbucks Mountain blend at the same screening score.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Turkey Apple Cheddar Sand…100/1002. Starbucks Mountain blend: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Starbucks Mountain blend100/1003. Lavender Latte Oatmilk Creamer: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Lavender Latte Oatmilk Cr…100/1004. TWIX BASKET: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. TWIX BASKET100/1005. 3 Musketeers Minis: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. 3 Musketeers Minis100/100
High-band neighbours for Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich (100/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

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

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich
100/100
Starbucks Mountain blend
100/100
Lavender Latte Oatmilk Creamer
100/100
TWIX BASKET
100/100
3 Musketeers Minis
100/100

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. Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich scores 11.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% 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: 56 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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44 products (4%)
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26 products (2%)
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56 products (5%)
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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

1
Multigrain Rustic Bread
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced 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
Malted Barley Flour
10
Water
11
Whole Wheat Flour
12
Oats
13
Molasses
14
Cultured Wheat Mold
15
Organic Flax Seeds
16
Organic Golden Flax Seeds
17
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
18
Enzymes
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Sunflower Seeds
22
White Rye Flour
23
Whole Eggs
24
Whole Milk
25
Yeast
26
Seasoned Turkey Breast
27
Turkey Breast
28
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Dried Vinegar
32
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
33
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
34
Onion
35
Black Pepper
36
Bbq Apples
37
Apples
38
Brown Sugar
39
Apple Cider Vinegar
40
Spices
41
Natural Flavor
42
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
43
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
44
Mayonnaise
45
Canola Oil
46
Eggs
47
Distilled Vinegar
48
Spice
49
White Mustard Seed
50
Mustard Seed
51
Dried Vinegar
52
Turmeric
53
Cheddar Cheese
54
Pasteurized Milk
55
Microbial Enzyme
56
Organic Baby Arugula

Full Ingredient List

multigrain rustic bread, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour, water, whole wheat flour, oats, molasses, cultured wheat mold, flax seeds, golden flax seeds, ascorbic acid, enzymes, salt, sugar, sunflower seeds, white rye flour, whole eggs, whole milk, yeast, seasoned turkey breast, turkey breast, water, sea salt, sugar, potato starch, sodium phosphate, dried vinegar, salt, rice starch, dehydrated garlic, dried onion, black pepper, bbq apples, apples, sugar, brown sugar, water, apple cider vinegar, salt, spices, natural flavor, xanthan gum, citric acid, mayonnaise, canola oil, eggs, water, distilled vinegar, salt, spice, white mustard seed, mustard seed, vinegar, water, salt, turmeric, citric acid, cheddar cheese, pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzyme, baby arugula

Categories

Sandwiches Poultry sandwiches Turkey sandwiches

High-score cross-brand comparables for Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Turkey Apple Cheddar Sandwich has a longer ingredient list than 70% of its Sandwiches category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 00614108: 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.