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Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese

by Coles

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071052000614 · Coles · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071052000614 · Serving size 1 PRETZEL WITH 1/5 SAl PACKET (68 g)

The verdict

Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese by Coles scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 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 34-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 34 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.

52000614 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 34 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-LONG Len top 53% LEAD-RARE Wheat Gluten PHOTO-FINISH Cole's, Biscuit & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000614 · July 2026

10 of 34 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Wheat Gluten). Source sheet 52000614 · 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: Cole's, Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast Bites · Nearest score peer is Cole's, Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast Bites 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cole's, pretzel sticks fi…100/1002. Cole's, Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast Bites: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cole's, Biscuit & Gravy B…100/1003. Garlic mini-loaf: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Garlic mini-loaf100/1004. Quick Chai: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Quick Chai100/1005. Premium Sesame Oil: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Premium Sesame Oil100/100
High-band neighbours for Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese (100/100) outside Coles.
Chart values as text

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

Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese
100/100
Cole's, Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast Bites
100/100
Garlic mini-loaf
100/100
Quick Chai
100/100
Premium Sesame Oil
100/100

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. Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese lists 34 ingredients on its label

34 47th percentile a longer ingredient list than 47% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Above this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Above this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 34 (47th 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

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Enzyme
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Yeast
13
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Malted Barley Flour
15
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
16
Soybean Oil
17
Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner
18
Enzymes
19
Pasteurized Process Nacho Cheese Blend
20
Pasteurized Process Cheese Blend
21
Milk
22
Cheese Culture
23
Cream
24
Sodium Citrate
25
Jalapeno Peppers
26
Food Starch-modified
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
29
Sodium Alginate
30
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
31
Sorbic Acid Preservative
32
Artificial Color
33
Interesterified Soybean Oil
34
Butter

Full Ingredient List

Dough Ingredients: Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid), Water, Wheat Flour, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Sugar, Salt, Dried Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Malted Barley Flour, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner, Enzymes, Sorbitan Monostearate. Cheese Filling Ingredients: Pasteurized Process Nacho Cheese Blend (pasteurized Process Cheese Blend [milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Jalapeno Peppers, Food Starch-modified, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Alginate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid Preservative, Artificial Color). Topping Ingredients: Interesterified Soybean Oil, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Butter (cream, Salt), Water. Salt Packet Ingredients: Salt.

Other products containing Pasteurized Process Cheese Blend

Pasteurized Process Cheese Blend is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese

Neighbours outside Coles with screening scores in the same high band as Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Coles; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

10 of 34 parsed ingredients on Cole's, pretzel sticks filled with pub cheese match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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

Barcode 0071052000614: 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.