Garlic Bread Sticks

by Great Value

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Garlic Bread Sticks by Great Value receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0078742013022
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BREAD STICK (50 g)

What the Data Says About

Garlic Bread Sticks by Great Value carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Garlic Bread Sticks is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Garlic Bread Sticks
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Flour Wheat Flour
2
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
3
Reduced Iron
4
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Enzyme
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Soybean Oil
10
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
11
Each Of The Following: Wheat Gluten
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Yeast
14
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
15
Butter Cream
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Parmesan Cheese Pasteurized Milk
18
Cheese Culture
19
Enzymes
20
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
21
Sorbic Acid Preservative
22
Seasoning Dehydrated Garlic
23
Black Pepper
24
Brown Sugar
25
Dehydrated Bell Pepper
26
Onion
27
Natural Flavor
28
Dehydrated Parsley
29
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
30
Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner
31
Calcium Phosphate
32
Annatto Extract Color

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Flour Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid, Water, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Wheat Gluten, Salt, Yeast, Calcium Sulfate, Butter Cream, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Parmesan Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose, Sorbic Acid Preservative, Seasoning Dehydrated Garlic, Black Pepper, Salt, Brown Sugar, Dehydrated Bell Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Natural Flavor, Dried Parsley, Silicon Dioxide, Dehydrated Onion, Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner, Enzymes, Calcium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Soybean Oil, Annatto Extract Color.

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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