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Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0766626666302 · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0766626666302 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (201 g)

The verdict

Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 88 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 88-component record, beginning with Sourdough Bread, Unbleached Enriched 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 88 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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

45/100

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.

26666302 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 88 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …666302 · July 2026

23 of 88 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 26666302 · 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

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.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich scores 47.9 points below that category average (45/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich lists 88 ingredients on its label

88 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 88 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 88 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sourdough Bread
2
Unbleached Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Yeast
12
Salted Butter
13
Pasteurized Cream
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Fully Refined Soybean Oil
16
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Canola Oil
18
Wheat
19
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
20
And 2% Or Less Of Acetic Acid
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Granulated Sugar
23
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
24
Dough Improver
25
Malted Wheat Flour
26
Enzymes And 2% Or Less Of Ascorbic Acid
27
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
28
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
29
Enzymes
30
Sunflower Lecithin
31
Macaroni And Cheese
32
Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product
33
Macaroni
34
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
35
Thiamin Mononitrate
36
Milk
37
Vitamin D3 Added
38
Pasteurized Cheese Spread
39
American Cheese
40
Cheese Culture
41
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
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
Skim Milk
45
Milkfat
46
Artificial Color
47
Soybean Oil Base
48
Soybean Oil
49
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
50
Cultured Milk
51
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
52
Fruit And Vegetable Juice
53
For Color
54
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Base
56
Natural Butter Flavor
57
Tocopherol
58
Cheese Base
59
Cheddar Cheese And Blue Cheese
60
Pasteurized Milk
61
Cheese Cultures
62
Corn Oil
63
Yeast Extract
64
Sweet Cream Powder
65
Butter
66
natural flavoring
67
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
68
Dry Mustard
69
Natural Flavor
70
Corn Starch
71
Yellow Color
72
Propylene Glycol And Polysorbate 80
73
Turmeric Oleoresin And Annatto Extract
74
Color
75
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
76
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
77
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
78
Propylparaben
79
Cheddar Cheese
80
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
81
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
82
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
83
Natural Mold Inhibitor
84
Soy Lecithin
85
Non-sticking Agent
86
Bacon
87
Natural Smoke Flavor
88
Sodium Erythorbate Sodium Nitrite

Full Ingredient List

Sourdough bread (unbleached enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, yeast, salted butter [pasteurized cream, salt], fully refined soybean oil, wheat gluten, wheat flour, canola oil, malted barley flour [contains wheat], fumaric acid, and 2% or less of acetic acid, lactic acid, granulated sugar, calcium propionate [to retain freshness], dough improver [malted wheat flour, enzymes and 2% or less of ascorbic acid], caramel color, salt, calcium sulfate, enzymes, sunflower lecithin), macaroni and cheese (cooked enriched macaroni product [water, macaroni {semolina (wheat), niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], milk [milk, vitamin d3 added], water, pasteurized cheese spread [american cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes}, water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color {annatto}], soybean oil base [soybean oil, water, sea salt, cultured milk {nonfat dry milk powder, maltodextrin}], fruit and vegetable juice [for color], modified potato starch, base [concentrated natural butter flavor, tocopherol {to preserve freshness}], cheese base [cheddar cheese and blue cheese {(pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, water, salt}, salt, corn oil, yeast extract, sweet cream powder {sweet cream and nonfat milk}, butter {cream, natural flavoring}, sugar, dry mustard, flavor], modified corn starch, salt, yellow color [propylene glycol and polysorbate 80 {preservatives}, turmeric oleoresin and annatto extract {colors}], color [water, propylene glycol, red 40, red 3, propylparaben {preservative}]), processed cheddar cheese yellow (cheddar cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, annatto, enzymes], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor], soy lecithin [non-sticking agent]), bacon (cured with: water, salt, sugar, natural smoke flavor, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate sodium nitrite)

Categories

Frozen foods

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Golden & crispy grilled cheese sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 88-ingredient record.

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Barcode 0766626666302: 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.