Caution

Signature sandwiches

by Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0097488069261 · Signature · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0097488069261 · Serving size 5.6 ONZ (159 g)

The verdict

Signature sandwiches by Signature scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Barley Malt. 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 51 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.

88069261 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Signature sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 42% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Smokey Denmark's, Hot · ±0 BOOK-OFF …069261 · July 2026

16 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 88069261 · 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: Smokey Denmark's, Hot Links, Refrigrate 'Em Til You Grill · Nearest score peer is Smokey Denmark's, Hot Links, Refrigrate 'Em Til You Grill 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. Signature sandwiches: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Signature sandwiches85/1002. Smokey Denmark's, Hot Links, Refrigrate 'Em Til You Grill: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Smokey Denmark's, Hot Lin…85/1003. Hot Link Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hot Link Sausage85/1004. Cobbler: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cobbler85/1005. Premium Smoked Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Premium Smoked Sausage85/100
High-band neighbours for Signature sandwiches (85/100) outside Signature.
Chart values as text

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

Signature sandwiches
85/100
Smokey Denmark's, Hot Links, Refrigrate 'Em Til You Grill
85/100
Hot Link Sausage
85/100
Cobbler
85/100
Premium Smoked Sausage
85/100

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. Signature sandwiches scores 3.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 88.9/100), 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 Sandwiches products

Signature sandwiches lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 58th percentile a longer ingredient list than 58% 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: 51 (58th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
3 products (0%)
4–6
4 products (0%)
6–8
3 products (0%)
8–10
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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Barley Malt
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Bulger Wheat
11
Yeast
12
Whole Wheat Flour
13
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Honey
16
Soybean Oil
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Raisin Juice Concentrate
19
Dough Conditioners
20
Monoglycerides
21
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
22
Ethoxylated Mono And Diglycerides
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
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
25
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
26
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
27
Preservative
28
Yeast Nutrients
29
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
30
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
31
Chicken Breast
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
34
Sodium Phosphate
35
Part Skim Milk
36
Cheese Cultures
37
Mustard
38
Dried Vinegar
39
Mustard Seed
40
Turmeric
41
Paprika
42
Natural Flavor
43
Spices
44
Garlic Powder
45
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
46
Less Than 2% Apple Concentrate
47
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
48
Bourbon
49
Natural And Artificial Flavors
50
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
51
Preservatives

Full Ingredient List

Honey wheat berry bread: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, bulger wheat, yeast, whole wheat flour, wheat gluten, high fructose corn syrup, honey, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, salt, raisin juice concentrate, dough conditioners, (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ethoxylated mono and diglycerides, ascorbic acid, calcium peroxide, azodicarbonamide), calcium propionate (preservative), yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate), wheat starch. chicken breast: chicken breast, water, salt, modified food starch, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, potassium acetate and flavorings. swiss cheese: part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes. spicy mustard: mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, natural flavor, spices, garlic powder), sugar, water, spices, less than 2% apple concentrate, dextrin, bourbon, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives).

Categories

Sandwiches

High-score cross-brand comparables for Signature sandwiches

Neighbours outside Signature with screening scores in the same high band as Signature sandwiches (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Signature sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Signature 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 0097488069261: 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.