Safe

Sandwich

by Target Stores

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239002056 · Target Stores · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239002056 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (247 g)

The verdict

Sandwich by Target Stores scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 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 53-component record, beginning with Tuscan Bread, Enriched Wheat 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 53 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

39002056 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 37% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002056 · July 2026

12 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 39002056 · 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: Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast · Nearest score peer is Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. Sandwich: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sandwich95/1002. Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Reduced Sodium Oven-Roast…95/1003. Simply balanced, shredded braised beef in a sweet bourbon barbecue sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Simply balanced, shredded…95/1004. Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken breast in a sweet…95/1005. Archer farms, cheesecake, salted caramel: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Archer farms, cheesecake,…95/100
High-band neighbours for Sandwich (95/100) outside Target Stores.
Chart values as text

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

Sandwich
95/100
Reduced Sodium Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
95/100
Simply balanced, shredded braised beef in a sweet bourbon barbecue sauce
95/100
Chicken breast in a sweet & tangy barbecue sauce
95/100
Archer farms, cheesecake, salted caramel
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Sandwich scores 6.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

Sandwich lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 63rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 63% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (63rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
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4 products (0%)
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3 products (0%)
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6 products (0%)
10–12
4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
14–16
12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
18–20
18 products (1%)
20–22
17 products (1%)
22–24
15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
30–32
28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 53 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Tuscan Bread
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
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
Water
11
Palm Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Olive Oil
14
Yeast
15
Dry Malt
16
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
17
Dough Extender
18
Monoglycerides
19
Guar Gum
20
Corn Syrup Solids
21
Enzyme
22
Soybean Oil
23
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
24
Roast Beef
25
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
26
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
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
29
Natural Flavors And Sodium Diacetate
30
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein And Natural Flavors
32
Cheddar Cheese
33
Milk
34
Cheese Cultures
35
Enzymes And Annatto Color
36
Chipotle Spread
37
Vegetable Oil
38
Soybean
39
Canola Oil
40
Chipotle Pepper Sauce
41
Red Jalapeno Peppers
42
Dried Vinegar
43
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Organic Onions
45
Egg Yolk
46
Distilled Vinegar
47
Spices
48
Natural Flavors
49
Green Leaf Lettuce
50
Red Bell Pepper
51
Red Peppers
52
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
53
Red Onion

Full Ingredient List

Tuscan bread (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, palm oil, salt, olive oil, yeast, dry malt, calcium propionate, dough extender [wheat flour, monoglycerides, guar gum, corn syrup solids, contains 2% or less of: enzyme, soybean oil], ascorbic acid), roast beef (contains up to 10% of a solution of: water, sodium lactate, hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, sodium phosphate, dextrose, natural flavors and sodium diacetate, coated with: salt, caramel color, dextrose, hydrolyzed soy protein and natural flavors), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and annatto color), chipotle spread (vegetable oil [soybean and/or canola oil], chipotle pepper sauce [red jalapeno peppers, vinegar, sugar, salt, onions], water, egg yolk, distilled vinegar, spices, salt, sugar, natural flavors), green leaf lettuce, red bell pepper (red peppers, water, salt, citric acid), red onion.

Categories

Sandwiches

High-score cross-brand comparables for Sandwich

Neighbours outside Target Stores with screening scores in the same high band as Sandwich (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Target Stores; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 53-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Sandwich'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 0085239002056: 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.