Concern

Biscuit sandwich

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071421589634. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071421589634 · Serving size 1 SANWICH (158 g)

The verdict

Biscuit sandwich scores 60/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Bleached 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.

60/100
Concern safety score
4
Many flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071421589634
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

43/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

60/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

21589634 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Biscuit sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 60/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …589634 · July 2026

17 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 21589634 · 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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Biscuit sandwich lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 60/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Bleached 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
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Buttermilk Blend
9
Cultured Fat Free Milk
10
Nonfat Dry Milk
11
Guar Gum
12
Modified Food Starch
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Sodium Citrate
15
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
16
Locust Bean Gum
17
Mono - And Diglycerides
18
Emulsifiers
19
Modified Food Starch
20
Vegetable Shortening
21
Palm Oil
22
Water
23
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
24
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
27
Soy Lecithin
28
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
29
Wheat Protein Isolate
30
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
31
Monocalcium Phosphate
32
Natural Flavor. Fully Cooked Sausage Patty
33
BHA
Avoid GRAS
34
Pork
35
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
36
Spices
37
Corn Syrup Solids
38
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
39
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
40
Extractives
41
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
42
Whole Eggs
43
Dry Whole Milk
44
Soybean Oil
45
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
46
Culture Milk And Skim Milk
47
Cream
48
Sodium Phosphate
49
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
50
Preservative
51
Enzymes
52
Non-sticking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Buttermilk biscuit: enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk blend (cultured fat free milk, nonfat dry milk, guar gum, food starch, salt, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, mono - and diglycerides [emulsifiers], modified food starch), vegetable shortening (palm oil), water, contains 2% or less of: sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, salt, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin, datem, wheat protein isolate, modified cellulose, monocalcium phosphate, natural flavor. fully cooked sausage patty, bha, citric acid and propyl gallate added to protect flavor caramel color added: pork, whey protein concentrate, salt, spices, corn syrup solids, dextrose, caramel color, extractives, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid. egg patty: whole eggs, water, dry whole milk, soybean oil, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid. process american white cheese: culture milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), enzymes, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent).

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Biscuit sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Biscuit sandwich's 4 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 0071421589634: 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.