Caution

Giardiniera

by Delallo

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072368202747 · Delallo · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072368202747 · Serving size 0.5 cup (65 g)

The verdict

Giardiniera by Delallo scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 12 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 12-component label led by Cauliflower, Red Peppers, Carrots; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 12 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

68202747 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Giardiniera label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 12 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 34% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Mild giardiniera · ±0 BOOK-OFF …202747 · July 2026

5 of 12 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 68202747 · 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: Mild giardiniera · Nearest score peer is Mild giardiniera at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Giardiniera: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Giardiniera75/1002. Mild giardiniera: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mild giardiniera75/1003. Pepperoncini: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoncini75/1004. Icee: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Icee75/1005. Butter Mints Made With Creamy Butter: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Butter Mints Made With Cr…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Giardiniera (75/100 on 12 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Giardiniera
75/100
Mild giardiniera
75/100
Pepperoncini
75/100
Icee
75/100
Butter Mints Made With Creamy Butter
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Giardiniera scores 19.1 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Salted-snacks products

Giardiniera lists 12 ingredients on its label

12 66th percentile a longer ingredient list than 66% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Above this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Above this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Above this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Above this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Above this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Above this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks 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

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 12 (66th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 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. The comparison here runs against the 5,429 Salted-snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Cauliflower, red peppers, carrots, celery, pepperoncini, water, vinegar, salt, citric acid, sodium bisulfite, sodium benzoate, fd&c yellow #5.

Categories

Salted-snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Giardiniera

Neighbours outside Delallo near Giardiniera's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Delallo; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Giardiniera's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 12-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Giardiniera'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 0072368202747: 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.