Caution

Philly Cheese steak Sub

by Marketside

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0681131284844 · Marketside · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0681131284844 · Serving size 1 SUB (227 g)

The verdict

Philly Cheese steak Sub by Marketside scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Roll, Bleached Enriched Bromated Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 60 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

31284844 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Philly Cheese steak Sub label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG Potassium Bromate PHOTO-FINISH Red velvet cake · ±0 BOOK-OFF …284844 · July 2026

17 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Bromate). Source sheet 31284844 · 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: Red velvet cake · Nearest score peer is Red velvet cake 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. Philly Cheese steak Sub: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Philly Cheese steak Sub75/1002. Red velvet cake: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Red velvet cake75/1003. Pineapple soda, pineapple: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pineapple soda, pineapple75/1004. Dried Papaya Chunks: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Dried Papaya Chunks75/1005. Gummy Fish: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gummy Fish75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Philly Cheese steak Sub (75/100 on 60 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Philly Cheese steak Sub
75/100
Red velvet cake
75/100
Pineapple soda, pineapple
75/100
Dried Papaya Chunks
75/100
Gummy Fish
75/100

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. Philly Cheese steak Sub scores 13.9 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

Philly Cheese steak Sub lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% 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: 60 (75th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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28 products (2%)
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44 products (4%)
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26 products (2%)
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56 products (5%)
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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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Roll
2
Bleached Enriched Bromated Flour
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Potassium Bromate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid Approved
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Vegetable Oil Blend
13
Canola Oil And Extra Virgin Olive Oil
14
Dough Improver Blend
15
Mono - And Diglycerides
16
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
17
Guar Gum
18
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
19
Flavoring
20
Wheat Flour
21
Enzymes
22
Gum Arabic
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Soybean Oil
25
Cellulose Gum
26
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
27
Yeast
28
Soy Flour
29
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
30
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Enriched Wheat Flour
32
Beef
33
Containing Up To 10% Solution Of Water
34
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
35
Sodium Phosphate
36
Natural Flavorings. Coated With Salt
37
Onion Powder
38
Yeast Extract
39
Black Malted Barley Extract
40
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
41
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Spices
43
Garlic Powder
44
Natural Flavor
45
Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
46
Nonfat Milk
47
American Cheese
48
Milk
49
Cheese Cultures
50
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
51
Palm Oil
52
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
53
Food Starch-modified
54
Sodium Citrate
55
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
56
Preservative
57
Color Added
58
Soy Lecithin
59
Roasted Green Peppers
60
Roasted Onions

Full Ingredient List

Roll (bleached enriched bromated flour [bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, potassium bromate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, vegetable oil blend [canola oil and extra virgin olive oil], dough improver blend [water, mono - and diglycerides, datem, guar gum, sorbic acid {preservative}, natural flavoring, wheat flour, enzymes], dough improver blend [gum arabic, wheat flour, mono - and diglycerides, salt, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, cellulose gum, guar gum, enzymes], salt, dextrose, yeast, dough improver blend [wheat flour, mono - and diglycerides, datem, soy flour, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, ascorbic acid {preservative}, enzymes, l-cysteine], enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], enzymes), beef (containing up to 10% solution of water, salt, dextrose, sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, flavorings. coated with salt, onion powder, dextrose, yeast extract, black malted barley extract, maltodextrin, sugar, spices, garlic powder, natural flavor), pasteurized prepared cheese product (nonfat milk, american cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, palm oil, casein, food starch-modified, natural flavor, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, salt, lactic acid, sorbic acid [preservative], color added, soy lecithin), roasted green peppers, roasted onions.

Categories

Sandwiches

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Philly Cheese steak Sub

Neighbours outside Marketside near Philly Cheese steak Sub's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Marketside; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Potassium Bromate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Philly Cheese steak Sub's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Potassium Bromate. Open Potassium Bromate
  • Compare Philly Cheese steak Sub'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 0681131284844: 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.