Safe

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic

by Our Family

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070253282409 · Our Family · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070253282409 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (7 g)

The verdict

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic by Our Family scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 41 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.

53282409 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE Whey Protein Concentrate PHOTO-FINISH Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed · ±0 BOOK-OFF …282409 · July 2026

10 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Whey Protein Concentrate). Source sheet 53282409 · 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: Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed Spanish Olives With Pimiento · Nearest score peer is Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed Spanish Olives With Pimiento 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. Croutons, Cheese & Garlic: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Croutons, Cheese & Garlic100/1002. Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed Spanish Olives With Pimiento: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed…100/1003. Deliciously Smooth Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Deliciously Smooth Salted…100/1004. Reduced Salt & Sugar Creamy Peanut Butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Reduced Salt & Sugar Crea…100/1005. Smooth And Delicious Creamy Peanut Butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Smooth And Delicious Crea…100/100
High-band neighbours for Croutons, Cheese & Garlic (100/100) outside Our Family.
Chart values as text

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

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic
100/100
Sliced Manzanilla Stuffed Spanish Olives With Pimiento
100/100
Deliciously Smooth Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer
100/100
Reduced Salt & Sugar Creamy Peanut Butter
100/100
Smooth And Delicious Creamy Peanut Butter
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Croutons, Cheese & Garlic scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Canola
10
Sunflower Oil
11
With Rosemary Extract And Ascorbic Acid
12
Yeast
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
2% Or Less Of Salt
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
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
17
Romano Cheese Solids From Cow's Milk
18
Part Skim Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
Yeast Extract
23
Garlic Powder
24
Parmesan Cheese
25
Pasteurized Milk
26
Romano Cheese From Cow's Milk
27
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
28
Dehydrated Parsley
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
31
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
32
Cultured Whey
33
Turmeric
34
Color
35
White Distilled Vinegar Powder
36
Blue Cheese Powder
37
Cream
38
Nonfat Milk
39
Natural Flavor
40
Extractive Of Annatto
41
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

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or sunflower oil (with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid [to preserve freshness]), yeast, sugar, 2% or less of salt, corn syrup solids, whey, romano cheese solids from cow's milk (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yeast extract, garlic powder, parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), romano cheese from cow's milk (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin, dehydrated parsley, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, citric acid, cultured whey, turmeric (color), white distilled vinegar powder, blue cheese powder (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), cream, nonfat milk, natural flavor, extractive of annatto (color), enzymes, ascorbic acid.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Croutons, Cheese & Garlic

Neighbours outside Our Family with screening scores in the same high band as Croutons, Cheese & Garlic (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Our Family; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Croutons, Cheese & Garlic has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its Plant-based foods and beverages 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 0070253282409: 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.