Caution

Pretzel burger

by Steak-Eze

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0074121010886 · Steak-Eze · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0074121010886 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (199 g)

The verdict

Pretzel burger by Steak-Eze scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 70-component record, beginning with Flamebroiled Chopped Beef Steak, Chopped And Formed, Beef. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 70 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

21010886 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pretzel burger label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Blue Raspberry Shoelace · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010886 · July 2026

22 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 21010886 · 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: Blue Raspberry Shoelace Licorice · Nearest score peer is Blue Raspberry Shoelace Licorice 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.

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. Pretzel burger: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pretzel burger85/1002. Blue Raspberry Shoelace Licorice: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blue Raspberry Shoelace L…85/1003. Healthy Life, Whole Grain Bread: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Healthy Life, Whole Grain…85/1004. Healthy life, english muffins, light: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Healthy life, english muf…85/1005. Butternut, Chicago Style Bun: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Butternut, Chicago Style …85/100
High-band neighbours for Pretzel burger (85/100) outside Steak-Eze.
Chart values as text

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

Pretzel burger
85/100
Blue Raspberry Shoelace Licorice
85/100
Healthy Life, Whole Grain Bread
85/100
Healthy life, english muffins, light
85/100
Butternut, Chicago Style Bun
85/100

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. Pretzel burger scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Pretzel burger lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 70 (95th 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

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 70 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flamebroiled Chopped Beef Steak
2
Chopped And Formed
3
Beef
4
Seasoning
5
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
6
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
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Flavoring
9
Enriched Flour
10
Unbleached
11
Unbromated Wheat Flour
12
Malted Barley Flour
13
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Iron
15
Reduced Iron
16
Thiamin Mononitrate
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Water
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
22
Wheat Flour
23
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
24
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Monoglycerides
26
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
27
Ssl
28
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
29
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
30
Guar Gum
31
Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono-diglycerides
32
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
33
Soybean Oil
34
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Flow Aid
36
Enzymes
37
Wheat
38
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
39
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
40
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
41
Ada
42
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
43
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils
44
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Yeast
46
Dry Malt
47
Corn Flour
48
Turmeric
49
Mono - And Diglycerides
50
Or Less Of Paprika
51
Organic Stone Ground Mustard
52
Dried Vinegar
53
Brown Mustard Seed
54
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
55
Beer Extract
56
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
57
Beer
58
Organic Malted Barley
59
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
60
Hops
61
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
62
Cultured Milk
63
Cream
64
Sodium Citrate
65
Natural Smoke Flavor
66
Sodium Phosphate
67
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
68
Preservative
69
Artificial Color
70
Soy Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

Flamebroiled chopped beef steak (chopped and formed): beef, seasoning (hydrolyzed corn protein, dextrose, salt, flavoring), sodium tripolyphosphate. pretzel bun: enriched flour (unbleached, unbromated wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron [reduced iron], thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, salt, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate (ssl), calcium propionate, calcium sulfate, guar gum, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono-diglycerides (datem), soybean oil, silicon dioxide (flow aid), enzymes (wheat), ascorbic acid, l-cysteine hydrochloride, azodicarbonamide (ada), calcium peroxide, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, wheat gluten, yeast, dry malt, corn flour, turmeric, mono - and diglycerides, contains 2% or less of paprika, natural and artificial flavors. ale mustard: stone ground mustard (water, vinegar, brown mustard seed, salt, xanthan gum), water, natural beer extract (maltodextrin, beer [malted barley, corn syrup, hops, yeast]), gelatin, modified food starch. pasteurized process cheddar cheese with natural smoke flavor: cultured milk, water, cream, sodium citrate, salt, natural smoke flavor, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), artificial color, enzymes, soy lecithin.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pretzel burger

Neighbours outside Steak-Eze with screening scores in the same high band as Pretzel burger (85/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Steak-Eze; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pretzel burger's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 70-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Pretzel burger'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 0074121010886: 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.