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Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0097137308000 · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0097137308000 · Serving size 3.6 ONZ (101 g)

The verdict

Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 96 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 96-component record, beginning with Italian Beef Ravioli, Filling, Cooked Ground Beef. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 96 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

37308000 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 96 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Calcium Silicate PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …308000 · July 2026

15 of 96 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Silicate). Source sheet 37308000 · 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

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites lists 96 ingredients on its label

96 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 96 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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

1
Italian Beef Ravioli
2
Filling
3
Cooked Ground Beef
4
Mozzarella Cheese
5
Pasteurized Milk
6
Cheese Cultures
7
Salt And Enzymes
8
Alfredo Sauce
9
Heavy Cream
10
Cream
11
Water
12
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
13
Cow's Milk
14
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Pecorino Romano Cheese
17
Pasteurized Cultured Sheep's Milk
18
Organic Onions
19
2% Of Black Pepper
20
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Natural Flavors
23
Yeast Extract
24
Roasted Green Sweet Bell Peppers
25
Provolone Cheese
26
Cheese Culture
27
Enzymes
28
Roasted Yellow Onions
29
Bread Crumbs
30
Wheat Flour
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Canola Oil
33
Yeast
34
Parmesan Cheese
35
Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
36
Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking
37
Dried Beef Stock
38
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
39
Beef
40
Natural Flavor
41
Onion Powder
42
Onion Juice Concentrate
43
Organic Carrot Puree
44
Celery Juice
45
Pickled Hot Banana Pepper Rings
46
Banana Peppers
47
Dried Vinegar
48
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
49
Turmeric
50
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Creasplend
52
Cellulose And Psyllium Fibers Or Vegetable Fibers
53
Italian Seasoning
54
Oregano
55
Thyme
56
Organic Basil
57
Sage
58
Rosemary
59
Savory
60
Marjoram
61
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
62
Anticaking Agent
63
Dehydrated Parsley
64
Red Pepper Flakes
65
Organic Pasta
66
Durum Wheat Flour
67
Eggs
68
Breader
69
Whole Wheat Flour
70
Enriched Wheat Flour
71
Enriched With Niacin
72
Reduced Iron
73
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
74
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
75
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
76
Palm Oil
77
Soybean Oil
78
As A Processing Aid
79
Yellow Corn Flour
80
Fruit Concentrate For Color
81
Apple
82
Dried Hibiscus
83
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
84
Extractives Of Paprika
85
With Annatto And Turmeric
86
Whole Egg
87
Batter Mix
88
Corn Starch
89
Tapioca Dextrin
90
Leavening
91
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
92
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
93
Extractives Of Paprika And Turmeric
94
Modified Food Starch
95
Corn
96
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Italian beef ravioli (filling (cooked ground beef, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), alfredo sauce (heavy cream [cream], water, parmigiano reggiano cheese [cow's milk, rennet, salt], pecorino romano cheese [pasteurized cultured sheep's milk, rennet, salt], onions, 2% of black pepper, cornstarch, garlic, natural flavors, salt, yeast extract), roasted green sweet bell peppers, provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), roasted yellow onions, bread crumbs (wheat flour, sugar, canola oil, salt, yeast), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), beef stock (beef stock, water, sea salt, beef, yeast extract, flavor, sugar, onion powder, onion juice concentrate, carrot puree, celery juice), pickled hot banana pepper rings (banana peppers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, turmeric, sodium bisulfite), creasplend (cellulose and psyllium fibers or vegetable fibers), italian seasoning (oregano, thyme, basil, sage, rosemary, savory, marjoram), salt (salt, calcium silicate [an anticaking agent]), garlic, parsley, red pepper flakes), pasta (durum wheat flour, eggs, water)), breader (whole wheat flour, enriched wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, soybean oil [as a processing aid], yeast, sugar, salt, yellow corn flour, fruit concentrate for color [apple, hibiscus], maltodextrin, extractives of paprika, annatto and turmeric), whole egg, batter mix (wheat flour, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, tapioca dextrin, palm oil, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), extractives of paprika and turmeric), modified food starch (corn), salt (salt, calcium silicate [an anticaking agent]), black pepper

Other products containing Fruit Concentrate For Color

Fruit Concentrate For Color is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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Read the longer label in layers

Italian Style Beef Toasted Bites has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0097137308000: 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.