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Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap

by Gretchen's Shoebox Express

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717887716039 · Gretchen's Shoebox Express · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717887716039 · Serving size 1 WARP (255 g)

The verdict

Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap by Gretchen's Shoebox Express scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 70-component record, beginning with Tortilla, Enriched Wheat Flour, 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 70 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

35/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

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.

87716039 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-FINISH Schwartz brothers bakery, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …716039 · July 2026

23 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 87716039 · 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: Schwartz brothers bakery, patriotic mini frosted cookies · Nearest score peer is Schwartz brothers bakery, patriotic mini frosted cookies 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Gretchen's shoebox expres…45/1002. Schwartz brothers bakery, patriotic mini frosted cookies: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Schwartz brothers bakery,…45/1003. Schwartz brothers bakery, st. patrick's mini frosted cookies: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Schwartz brothers bakery,…45/1004. Drink: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Drink45/1005. Big & Flaky Crescents: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Big & Flaky Crescents45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap (45/100 on 70 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap
45/100
Schwartz brothers bakery, patriotic mini frosted cookies
45/100
Schwartz brothers bakery, st. patrick's mini frosted cookies
45/100
Drink
45/100
Big & Flaky Crescents
45/100

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. Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap scores 43.9 points below that category average (45/100 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

Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% 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: 70 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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11 products (1%)
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12 products (1%)
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22 products (2%)
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17 products (1%)
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15 products (1%)
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16 products (1%)
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21 products (2%)
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32 products (3%)
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28 products (2%)
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44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
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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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 70 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Tortilla
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Palm Oil Shortening
11
Cultured Wheat Starch
12
Organic Basil
13
Oregano
14
Garlic Powder
15
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
19
Mono And Diglycerides
20
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
21
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
22
Yeast
23
Cmc Gum
24
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
25
Enzymes
26
From Wheat
27
Smoked Ham
28
Ham
29
Salt Blend
30
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Turbinado Sugar
33
Natural Flavor
34
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
35
Not From Milk
36
Lettuce
37
Cheese
38
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
39
Pepperoni
40
Pork
41
Beef
42
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
43
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
44
Flavorings
45
Oleoresin Of Paprika
46
Paprika
47
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
49
Spices
50
Roasted Tomatoes
51
Tomatoes
52
Canola Oil
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Dried Vinegar
55
Olives
56
Organic Kalamata Olives
57
Red Wine Vinegar
58
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
59
Sunflower Oil
60
Salami
61
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
62
Garlic Powder. Bha
63
BHT
Caution GRAS
64
Pepperonoini
65
Peppers
66
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
67
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
68
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
69
Organic Onions
70
Modified Food Starch

Full Ingredient List

Tortilla (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, palm oil shortening, cultured wheat starch, basil, oregano, garlic powder, wheat gluten, salt, sugar, sodium bicarbonate, mono and diglycerides, citric acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, yeast, cmc gum, xanthan gum, enzymes [from wheat]), smoked ham, (ham, contains up to 11% of a solution of: water, natural salt blend [sea salt, potassium chloride], turbinado sugar, salt, natural flavor, lactic acid starter culture [not from milk]), lettuce, cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, enzymes, salt), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains less than 2% of the following: corn syrup, dextrose, flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, paprika, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices), roasted tomatoes (tomatoes, canola oil, garlic, vinegar, salt, spices), olives (kalamata olives, water, salt, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and/or sunflower oil), salami (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, spices, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, garlic powder. bha, bht, citric acid), pepperonoini (peppers, water, salt, vinegar, citric acid, sodium bisulfite [to enhance color], sodium benzoate, fd&c yellow no. 5), onions, modified food starch

Categories

Sandwiches

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap

Neighbours outside Gretchen's Shoebox Express in the same lower screening band as Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap (45/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Gretchen's Shoebox Express; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 70-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Gretchen's shoebox express, muffuletta wrap's 3 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 0717887716039: 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.