Caution

Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches

by Great Value

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742201382 · Great Value · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742201382 · Serving size 1 SANDWICHES (127 g)

The verdict

Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches by Great Value scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 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 63-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Flour, Wheat 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 63 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.

42201382 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Real Crumbled Bacon · ±0 BOOK-OFF …201382 · July 2026

21 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 42201382 · 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: Real Crumbled Bacon · Nearest score peer is Real Crumbled Bacon 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. Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ham & Cheese Filled Sandw…85/1002. Real Crumbled Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Real Crumbled Bacon85/1003. Naturally hickory smoked bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Naturally hickory smoked …85/1004. Sweet Hawaiian 8 Hot Dog Buns: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sweet Hawaiian 8 Hot Dog …85/1005. Popcorn oil: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Popcorn oil85/100
High-band neighbours for Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches (85/100) outside Great Value.
Chart values as text

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

Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches
85/100
Real Crumbled Bacon
85/100
Naturally hickory smoked bacon
85/100
Sweet Hawaiian 8 Hot Dog Buns
85/100
Popcorn oil
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. Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches 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

Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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: 63 (91st 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 63 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Ham Water Added
11
Ground And Formed
12
Smoke Flavor Added
13
Cured With Water
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Natural Smoke Flavor
18
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Flavoring
20
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
21
Cheddar Cheese
22
Pasteurized Milk
23
Cheese Cultures
24
Enzymes
25
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Coloring
27
Seasoning
28
Corn Maltodextrin
29
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
30
Cheddar And Blue Cheese Blend
31
Buttermilk
32
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Natural Flavors
35
Garlic Powder
36
Annatto Extract Color
37
Turmeric Extract Color
38
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Soybean Oil
40
Palm Oil
41
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
42
Natural And Artificial Flavors
43
Beta-carotene Color
44
Vegetable Shortening
45
Palm Oil And Soybean Oil
46
Seasoned Bread Crumbs
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Tomato Powder
49
Onion Powder
50
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
51
Dehydrated Parsley
52
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
53
Yeast
54
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
55
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
56
Preservative
57
Modified Food Starch
58
Dough Conditioner Blend
59
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
60
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Tricalcium Phosphate
62
Egg White
63
Soy Flour

Full Ingredient List

Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ham water added, ground and formed, natural smoke flavor added (cured with water, dextrose, salt, sodium phosphate, natural smoke flavor, sodium erythorbate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [coloring]), seasoning (corn maltodextrin, whey, dehydrated cheddar and blue cheese blend [{pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, whey, buttermilk, lactic acid], buttermilk, salt, sugar, natural flavors, garlic powder, lactic acid, annatto extract color, turmeric extract color, citric acid), hydrogenated soybean oil, palm oil (with lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, beta-carotene color), contains 2% or less of: vegetable shortening (palm oil and soybean oil), seasoned bread crumbs (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], dehydrated garlic, tomato powder, salt, dextrose, onion powder, maltodextrin, dehydrated parsley, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, yeast, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium propionate [preservative]), whey, modified food starch, sugar, salt, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine monohydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), yeast, dried egg white, soy flour.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches

Neighbours outside Great Value with screening scores in the same high band as Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Great Value; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 63-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Ham & Cheese Filled Sandwiches'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 0078742201382: 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.