Caution

Italian Style Sandwich Kit

by Arturo's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075365060327 · Arturo's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075365060327 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (198 g)

The verdict

Italian Style Sandwich Kit by Arturo's scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 62-component record, beginning with Beef, Water, Seasonings. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 62 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

65060327 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Style Sandwich Kit label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate Milkshake Whey · ±0 BOOK-OFF …060327 · July 2026

17 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 65060327 · 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: Chocolate Milkshake Whey Protein Isolate · Nearest score peer is Chocolate Milkshake Whey Protein Isolate 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.

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. Italian Style Sandwich Kit: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Style Sandwich Kit80/1002. Chocolate Milkshake Whey Protein Isolate: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate Milkshake Whey …80/1003. Gourmet Jelly Beans Candy: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gourmet Jelly Beans Candy80/1004. Deli Style Roasted White Turkey: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Deli Style Roasted White …80/1005. Smoked White Turkey: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Smoked White Turkey80/100
High-band neighbours for Italian Style Sandwich Kit (80/100) outside Arturo's.
Chart values as text

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

Italian Style Sandwich Kit
80/100
Chocolate Milkshake Whey Protein Isolate
80/100
Gourmet Jelly Beans Candy
80/100
Deli Style Roasted White Turkey
80/100
Smoked White Turkey
80/100

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. Italian Style Sandwich Kit scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 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

Italian Style Sandwich Kit lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 62 (90th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef
2
Water
3
Seasonings
4
Corn
5
Soy And Wheat Protein
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Flavoring
8
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
9
Msg
10
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
11
Beef Fat With Tbhq And Bht
12
Flavorings
13
Spices
14
Onion
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Spice Extractive
17
Red And Green Bell Peppers
18
Corn Syrup Solids
19
Natural Beef Flavor
20
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
21
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
22
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
23
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean
24
Cottonseed Oil
25
Worcestershire Powder
26
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
27
Molasses
28
Dried Vinegar
29
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Garlic Powder
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Tamarind
33
Enriched Wheat Flour
34
Wheat Flour
35
Malted Barley Flour
36
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Iron
38
Thiamin Mononitrate
39
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Cultured Wheat Flour
42
Corn Sugar
43
Corn Starch
44
Soybean Oil
45
Dough Conditioners
46
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
47
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
48
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
49
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Guar Gum
52
Yeast
53
Cultured Wheat Sponge
54
Cottonseed Oils
55
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
56
Bell Peppers
57
Celery
58
Carrots
59
Cauliflower
60
Olives
61
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
62
Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Italian beef: beef, water, seasonings (corn, soy and wheat protein, salt, flavoring, dextrose), sodium phosphate. gravy: water, seasonings [salt, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed corn protein, beef fat with tbhq and bht, natural flavorings (spices, onion, garlic, spice extractive), red and green bell peppers, corn syrup solids, beef flavor (hydrolyzed soy protein, autolyzed yeast extract, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil), worcestershire powder (maltodextrin, molasses, vinegar, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, tamarind]. bread: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cultured wheat flour, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, corn sugar, sugar, corn starch, soybean oil, dough conditioners (datem, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, l-cysteine), wheat gluten, guar gum, corn syrup solids, yeast, cultured wheat sponge (wheat flour), partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, calcium sulfate, soy lecithin. giardiniera: bell peppers, soybean oil, celery, carrots, cauliflower, olives, water, vinegar, salt, spices, and sodium benzoate (preservative).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Style Sandwich Kit

Neighbours outside Arturo's with screening scores in the same high band as Italian Style Sandwich Kit (80/100 here). No other Arturo's products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Style Sandwich Kit's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Italian Style Sandwich Kit's 2 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 0075365060327: 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.