Safe

Three Cheese Garlic Knots

by Marketside

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0681131161909 · Marketside · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0681131161909 · Serving size 1 knot (43 g)

The verdict

Three Cheese Garlic Knots by Marketside scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 54 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 54-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Flour, Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner. 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 54 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.

31161909 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Three Cheese Garlic Knots label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 54 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE L-cysteine Monohydrochloride PHOTO-FINISH Santa fe style · ±0 BOOK-OFF …161909 · July 2026

19 of 54 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-cysteine Monohydrochloride). Source sheet 31161909 · 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: Santa fe style salad with chicken · Nearest score peer is Santa fe style salad with chicken 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. Three Cheese Garlic Knots: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Three Cheese Garlic Knots100/1002. Santa fe style salad with chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Santa fe style salad with…100/1003. Mild Guacamole: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mild Guacamole100/1004. Spicy Guac: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Spicy Guac100/1005. Mild Guacamole: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mild Guacamole100/100
High-band neighbours for Three Cheese Garlic Knots (100/100) outside Marketside.
Chart values as text

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

Three Cheese Garlic Knots
100/100
Santa fe style salad with chicken
100/100
Mild Guacamole
100/100
Spicy Guac
100/100
Mild Guacamole
100/100

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. Three Cheese Garlic Knots 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

Three Cheese Garlic Knots lists 54 ingredients on its label

54 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products 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

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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 54 (99th 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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Flour
3
Ascorbic Acid Added As A Dough Conditioner
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Vitamin B1
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Vitamin B2
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Yeast
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Soybean Oil
16
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Dough Conditioner Blend
18
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
19
Wheat Flour
20
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
21
Vegetable Oil
22
Canola
23
Soy Oil
24
Amylase
Flavoring
Safe
25
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
26
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Natural Flavor
28
Cultured Dextrose
29
As A Preservative
30
Mozzarella Cheese
31
Cultured Pasteurized Reduced Fat Milk
32
Enzymes
33
Provolone Cheese With Smoke Flavor
34
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
35
Natural Smoke Flavor
36
Parmesan Cheese
37
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
38
Margarine
39
Palm Oil
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Monoglycerides
42
Potassium Sorbate As A Preservative
43
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin D3
45
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
46
Color
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Pasteurized Partly Skimmed Milk
49
Bacterial Culture
50
Lipase
ENZYME, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID
Listed
51
Microbial Enzyme
52
Dehydrated Parsley
53
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
54
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Bread: enriched wheat flour (flour, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, salt, soybean oil, whey, dough conditioner blend (dextrose, wheat flour, sodium stearoyl lactylate, vegetable oil [canola and/or soy oil], amylase, ascorbic acid, l-cysteine monohydrochloride), natural flavor, cultured dextrose (as a preservative), microbial enzymes. cheese blend: mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized reduced fat milk, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese with natural smoke flavor (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, natural smoke flavor), parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking). spread: margarine (palm oil, soy oil, water, salt, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, potassium sorbate as a preservative, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, beta-carotene [color]), soybean oil, dehydrated garlic, parmesan cheese (pasteurized partly skimmed milk, salt, bacterial culture, lipase, microbial enzyme), natural flavor, salt, dehydrated parsley, citric acid (as a preservative), potassium sorbate (as a preservative), beta-carotene (color).

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Breads

High-score cross-brand comparables for Three Cheese Garlic Knots

Neighbours outside Marketside with screening scores in the same high band as Three Cheese Garlic Knots (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Marketside; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Three Cheese Garlic Knots has a longer ingredient list than 99% 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 0681131161909: 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.