Safe

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo

by J&J Snack Foods Corp

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073321073282 · J&J Snack Foods Corp · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073321073282 · Serving size 2 SOFTSTIX (50 g)

The verdict

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo by J&J Snack Foods Corp scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat 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 49 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

21073282 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-RARE Acetic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Super pretzel, pretzel · ±0 BOOK-OFF …073282 · July 2026

13 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acetic Acid). Source sheet 21073282 · 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: Super pretzel, pretzel fils, stuffed dost pretzel sticks, pepper jack · Nearest score peer is Super pretzel, pretzel fils, stuffed dost pretzel sticks, pepper jack 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.

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.

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. Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Superpretzel, Softstix, C…100/1002. Super pretzel, pretzel fils, stuffed dost pretzel sticks, pepper jack: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Super pretzel, pretzel fi…100/1003. Churros: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Churros100/1004. Bavarian restaurant style, soft pretzel sticks: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bavarian restaurant style…100/1005. Soft Pretzel Rolls: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Soft Pretzel Rolls100/100
High-band neighbours for Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo (100/100) outside J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Chart values as text

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

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo
100/100
Super pretzel, pretzel fils, stuffed dost pretzel sticks, pepper jack
100/100
Churros
100/100
Bavarian restaurant style, soft pretzel sticks
100/100
Soft Pretzel Rolls
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. Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo 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

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% 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%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 49 (77th 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 Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley 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
Water
10
Pasteurized Cheese Filling
11
Cheddar Whey
12
Blue Cheese
13
Milk
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Enzymes
17
Soybean Oil
18
Buffalo Seasoning
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Artificial Butter Flavor
23
Sodium Alginate
24
Red Pepper Sauce
25
Seasoning Blend
26
Hot Sauce
27
Hot Sauce
28
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
29
Distilled Vinegar
30
Garlic Powder
31
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
32
Natural Flavors
33
Vinegar Powder
34
Mnaltodextrin
35
White Distilled Vinegar
36
Cheddar Cheese
37
Cheddat Cheese
38
Pasteurized Milk
39
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
40
Buttermilk
41
Whey Powder
42
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
43
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Onion Powder
45
Extract Of Paprika
46
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
47
Yeast
48
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
49
Bicarbonates And Carbonates Of Soda

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, pasteurized cheese filling (cheddar whey, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], soybean oil, buffalo seasoning, sodium phosphate, salt, acetic acid, lactic acid, artificial butter flavor, sodium alginate, red pepper sauce), seasoning blend(dried hot sauce [hot sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder), maltodextrin], natural flavors, wheat flour, vinegar powder, mnaltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), dried cheddar cheese [cheddat cheese, pasteurized milk, cheese cultures,salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt, lactic acid], salt, whey powder, dextrose, garlic powder, sugar, onion powder, extract of paprika, malic acid, lactic acid), yeast, corn syrup, bicarbonates and carbonates of soda.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo

Neighbours outside J&J Snack Foods Corp with screening scores in the same high band as Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within J&J Snack Foods Corp; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Superpretzel, Softstix, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, Buffalo has a longer ingredient list than 77% of its Frozen foods 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 0073321073282: 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.