Rye Bread

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Rye Bread receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0223839006320
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Rye Bread carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Rye Bread is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Rye Bread
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Unbromate Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
3
Iron
4
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Riboflauin
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
. Water
8
Rye Flour
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Ground Caraway Seed
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
13
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
14
And 2 Percent Or Less Of Each Of The Foi.lowing: Ground Dill Seed
15
Natural Flauor
16
Shortening All Purpose Vegetable
17
Yeast
18
Wheat Flour
19
Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono-diglycerides
20
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
21
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
22
Soybean Dil
23
Potassium Eromate
24
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
25
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Hydrochloride
27
Enzymes
28
Wheat And Soy.produced In An Enuironment That Also Uses Peanuts
29
Tree Nuts
30
Soy
31
Wheat
32
Milk
33
Eggs
34
And Sesame

Full Ingredient List

UNBROMATE UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR ( NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAUIN, FOLIC ACID ). WATER, RYE FLOUR, SALT, GROUND CARAWAY SEED, SUGAR, ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, AND 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOI.LOWING: GROUND DILL SEED, NATURAL FLAUOR, SHORTENING ALL PURPOSE VEGETABLE , YEAST, WHEAT FLOUR, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-DIGLYCERIDES ( DATEM ), CALCIUM SULFATE, SOYBEAN DIL, POTASSIUM EROMATE, ASCORBIC ACID, L-CYSTEINE, HYDROCHLORIDE, ENZYMES.CONTAINS: WHEAT AND SOY.PRODUCED IN AN ENUIRONMENT THAT ALSO USES PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, SOY, WHEAT, MILK, EGGS, AND SESAME.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Breads Rye breads

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial