Caution

Cheddar Bratwurst

by Four Brothers

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0733147771167 · Four Brothers · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0733147771167 · Serving size 1 link (91 g)

The verdict

Cheddar Bratwurst by Four Brothers scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 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 34-component record, beginning with Pork, Beef, Water. 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 34 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

47771167 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheddar Bratwurst label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 34 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Coborn's, Gluten Free · ±0 BOOK-OFF …771167 · July 2026

11 of 34 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 47771167 · 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: Coborn's, Gluten Free Bakery, Muffins, Banana · Nearest score peer is Coborn's, Gluten Free Bakery, Muffins, Banana 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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cheddar Bratwurst: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheddar Bratwurst75/1002. Coborn's, Gluten Free Bakery, Muffins, Banana: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Coborn's, Gluten Free Bak…75/1003. Polvoron cookie: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Polvoron cookie75/1004. Flatbreads: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Flatbreads75/1005. Pride Gourmet Bakers, Blubertry Swirl Creme Cake: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pride Gourmet Bakers, Blu…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cheddar Bratwurst (75/100 on 34 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cheddar Bratwurst
75/100
Coborn's, Gluten Free Bakery, Muffins, Banana
75/100
Polvoron cookie
75/100
Flatbreads
75/100
Pride Gourmet Bakers, Blubertry Swirl Creme Cake
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Cheddar Bratwurst scores 17.4 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Cheddar Bratwurst lists 34 ingredients on its label

34 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products 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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 34 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products 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 34 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pork
2
Beef
3
Water
4
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
5
Cheddar Cheese
6
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Enzymes
9
Cream
10
Sodium Phosphates
11
Vegetable Color
12
Annatto & Paprika Extract Blend
13
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
14
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
15
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
16
Pasteurized Process American Cheese
17
American Cheese
18
Cultured Milk
19
Water Cream
20
Asorbic Acid
21
Artificial Color
22
Seasoning
23
Spices
24
Paprika
25
Granulated Onion
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
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
28
Antimicrobial Agent
29
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
30
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
31
Sodum Nitrite
32
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
33
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
34
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled

Full Ingredient List

Pork, Beef, Water, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese (cheddar cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, vegetable color (annatto & paprika extract blend), enzymes) powdered cellulose, potassium sorbate, natamycin), Pasteurized Process American Cheese (american cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water cream, sodium phosphates, salt, asorbic acid, artificial color) powdered cellulose, potassium sorbate, natamycin), Seasoning (salt, spices (paprika, granulated onion, dextrose, sodium erythorbate)), Antimicrobial Agent (potassium lactate, water, sodium diacetate), salt, sodum nitrite, propylene glycol, sodium bicarbonate, red 3.

Categories

Meats and their products Prepared meats Sausages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Cheddar Bratwurst

Neighbours outside Four Brothers near Cheddar Bratwurst's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Four Brothers; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cheddar Bratwurst's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 34-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Cheddar Bratwurst'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 0733147771167: 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.