Caution

country hearth buns

by Village Hearth

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076057002908 · Village Hearth. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076057002908

The verdict

country hearth buns by Village Hearth scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Unbleached 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0076057002908
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

57002908 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

country hearth buns label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Sesame Bun · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002908 · July 2026

13 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 57002908 · 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: Sesame Bun · Nearest score peer is Sesame Bun 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. country hearth buns: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. country hearth buns85/1002. Sesame Bun: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sesame Bun85/1003. English Muffins Light: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. English Muffins Light85/1004. Jewel osco, frosted sugar cookies: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Jewel osco, frosted sugar…85/1005. Gatorade Fast Twitch Glacier Freeze Energy Drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gatorade Fast Twitch Glac…85/100
High-band neighbours for country hearth buns (85/100) outside Village Hearth.
Chart values as text

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

country hearth buns
85/100
Sesame Bun
85/100
English Muffins Light
85/100
Jewel osco, frosted sugar cookies
85/100
Gatorade Fast Twitch Glacier Freeze Energy Drink
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

country hearth buns lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (94th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Enriched Unbleached Flour
3
Wheat Flour 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
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Sugarcane Fiber
11
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
12
Yeast
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
The Following Salt
15
Soybean Oil
16
Honey
17
White Distilled Vinegar Dough Conditioners
18
Monoglycerides
19
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
20
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
21
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
22
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
23
Enzymes
24
Guar Gum
25
Sesame Seeds
26
Monocalcium Phosphate
27
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
28
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
29
Preservative
30
Wheat
31
Vh Litham Fargo
32
Nd 58108 Minneapolis
33
Mn 55447 Sun Prairie
34
Wi 53590 Www
35
Panogold
36
Com 6338-p19050 Pan O-gold Village Hearth Bakers
37
St
38
Cloud
39
Village Hearth Light Italian Bun
40
80 Calories Regular Italian Bun
41
130 Calories

Full Ingredient List

water, enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified wheat starch, sugarcane fiber, wheat gluten, yeast, sugar, contains less than 2% of the following salt, soybean oil, honey, white distilled vinegar dough conditioners (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, calcium sulfate, datem, enzymes), guar gum, sesame seeds, monocalcium phosphate, sucralose, calcium propionate (preservative), contains: wheat, vh litham fargo, nd 58108 minneapolis, mn 55447 sun prairie, wi 53590 www,panogold,com 6338-p19050 pan o-gold village hearth bakers, st, cloud, mn 56302 calorie content per 46 gram serving: village hearth light italian bun , 80 calories regular italian bun, 130 calories

High-score cross-brand comparables for country hearth buns

Neighbours outside Village Hearth with screening scores in the same high band as country hearth buns (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Village Hearth; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from country hearth buns's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare country hearth buns'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 0076057002908: 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.