Caution

Sandwiches

by White Castle

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0082988040032 Β· White Castle Β· Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0082988040032 Β· Serving size 1 PACKAGE, 2 SANDWICHES (148 g)

The verdict

Sandwiches by White Castle scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 60-component record, beginning with Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets With Rib Meat, Water. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged Β· of 60 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

88040032 Β· Open Food Facts Β· July 2026

Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Ginger Ale Β· Β±0 BOOK-OFF …040032 Β· July 2026

21 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 88040032 Β· Open Food Facts Β· 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 Β· Read with nearest score peer: Ginger Ale Β· Nearest score peer is Ginger Ale 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 β€” energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium β€” 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. Sandwiches: 75/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #11. Sandwiches75/1002. Ginger Ale: 75/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #22. Ginger Ale75/1003. Dill Relish: 75/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #33. Dill Relish75/1004. Hot Dog Relish, Hot Dog: 75/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #44. Hot Dog Relish, Hot Dog75/1005. Liquid Water Enhancer, Berry Blast: 75/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #55. Liquid Water Enhancer, Be…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Sandwiches (75/100 on 60 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Sandwiches
75/100
Ginger Ale
75/100
Dill Relish
75/100
Hot Dog Relish, Hot Dog
75/100
Liquid Water Enhancer, Berry Blast
75/100

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. Sandwiches scores 17.9 points below that category average (75/100 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

Sandwiches lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 60 (89th 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 Β· 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Boneless
2
Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Seasoning
5
Modified Food Starch
6
Sodium Phosphates
7
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
8
Sodium Citrate
9
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
10
Salt. Battered
11
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
12
Enriched With Niacin
13
Reduced Iron
14
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
17
Corn Starch
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Yellow Corn Flour
20
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
21
Spice
22
Soybean Oil
23
As A Processing Aid
24
Leavening
25
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
26
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
27
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
29
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
30
Garlic Powder
31
Extractives Of Paprika
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Yeast
34
Enriched Bleached Flour
35
Wheat Flour
36
Malted Barley Flour
37
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Iron
39
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
40
Cottonseed Oil
41
Corn Starch
42
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
43
Corn Syrup Solids
44
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
45
Monoglycerides
46
Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono-diglycerides
47
Guar Gum
48
Sodium Alginate
49
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean
50
Cottonseed Oil
51
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
52
Monocalcium Phosphate
53
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
54
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
55
Silicone Dioxide
56
Potassium Iodate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid GRAS
57
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
58
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
59
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
60
Enzymes

Full Ingredient List

Fully cooked chicken breast fillet fritters with rib meat: boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets with rib meat, water, seasoning (modified food starch, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, sodium citrate, citric acid), salt. battered, breaded and predusted with: enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, modified corn starch, salt, yellow corn flour, whey, spice, soybean oil (as a processing aid), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), wheat gluten, caramel color, dextrose, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, sugar, yeast, spice extractives. breading set in vegetable oil. bun: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, corn syrup, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: yeast, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, corn starch, oat fiber, wheat gluten, corn syrup solids, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono-diglycerides, guar gum, sodium alginate, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, ascorbic acid, silicone dioxide, potassium iodate, azodicarbonamide, calcium peroxide, l-cysteine hydrochloride, enzymes.

Other products containing Salt. Battered

Salt. Battered is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Sandwiches

Neighbours outside White Castle near Sandwiches's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within White Castle; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0082988040032: 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.