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Bento express, california roll

by Bento Express

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0670452700348 · Bento Express · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0670452700348 · Serving size 9 PIECES (200 g)

The verdict

Bento express, california roll by Bento Express scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 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 45-component record, beginning with Seasoned White Rice, Water, Rice. 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 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

52700348 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bento express, california roll label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 21% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Skim Plus, Creamer · ±0 BOOK-OFF …700348 · July 2026

12 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 52700348 · 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: Skim Plus, Creamer Made With Fat Free Half & Half, French Vanilla · Nearest score peer is Skim Plus, Creamer Made With Fat Free Half & Half, French Vanilla 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Bento express, california roll: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bento express, california…95/1002. Skim Plus, Creamer Made With Fat Free Half & Half, French Vanilla: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Skim Plus, Creamer Made W…95/1003. Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bbq Sauce95/1004. Herb and garlic tuna: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Herb and garlic tuna95/1005. Jala!, Greek Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches, Vanilla: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Jala!, Greek Frozen Yogur…95/100
High-band neighbours for Bento express, california roll (95/100) outside Bento Express.
Chart values as text

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

Bento express, california roll
95/100
Skim Plus, Creamer Made With Fat Free Half & Half, French Vanilla
95/100
Bbq Sauce
95/100
Herb and garlic tuna
95/100
Jala!, Greek Frozen Yogurt Sandwiches, Vanilla
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Bento express, california roll scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Bento express, california roll lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 79th percentile a longer ingredient list than 79% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 45 (79th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Seasoned White Rice
2
Water
3
Rice
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Cider Vinegar
6
Distilled Vinegar
7
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
8
Cider Flavor
9
Canola Oil
10
Pretzel M Salt
11
Cream Base
12
Skim Milk
13
Cream
14
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
15
Imitation Crab Meat
16
Surimi
17
Alaska Pollock
18
Egg White Powder
19
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Sodium Phosphates
21
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Palm Oil
25
Natural Crab Extract
26
Soy
27
Crab Flavor
28
Color
29
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
30
Cucumber
31
Avocado
32
Mayonnaise
33
Soybean Oil
34
Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks
35
Dried Vinegar
36
Lemon Juice
37
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Quality
38
Natural Flavors
39
Sesame Seeds
40
Seaweed
41
L - Cysteine Hydrochloride
42
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
43
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
44
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
45
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Seasoned white rice [water, rice, sugar, cider vinegar (distilled vinegar, caramel color, cider flavor), canola oil, pretzel m salt, cream base (skim milk, cream, gelatin)], imitation crab meat [water, surimi (alaska pollock, egg white powder, sorbitol, sodium phosphates), wheat starch, modified tapioca starch, sugar, salt, palm oil, crab extract (soy), crab flavor, color, calcium carbonate], cucumber, avocado, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice, calcium disodium edta to protect quality, natural flavors), sesame seeds, seaweed, l - cysteine hydrochloride, calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid.

Other products containing L - Cysteine Hydrochloride

L - Cysteine Hydrochloride is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Bento express, california roll

Neighbours outside Bento Express with screening scores in the same high band as Bento express, california roll (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bento Express; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bento express, california roll's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Bento express, california roll'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 0670452700348: 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.