Concern

Authentic Italian Pinwheels

by Boar's Head

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796026258 · Boar's Head · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796026258 · Serving size 1 PINWHEEL (50 g)

The verdict

Authentic Italian Pinwheels by Boar's Head scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 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 47-component record, beginning with Lavash Wrap, Unbleached Enriched Flour, Enriched With Thiamin Mononitrate. 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 47 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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

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.

96026258 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Authentic Italian Pinwheels label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-LONG Len top 52% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni Pizza · ±0 BOOK-OFF …026258 · July 2026

13 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 96026258 · 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: Pepperoni Pizza · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni Pizza at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Authentic Italian Pinwheels: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Authentic Italian Pinwhee…55/1002. Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni Pizza55/1003. Totino's Pepperoni Mini Snack Bites: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Totino's Pepperoni Mini S…55/1004. The Original Crisp Crust Frozen Pizza, Classic Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. The Original Crisp Crust …55/1005. Original crisp crust party pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Original crisp crust part…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Authentic Italian Pinwheels (55/100 on 47 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Authentic Italian Pinwheels
55/100
Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Totino's Pepperoni Mini Snack Bites
55/100
The Original Crisp Crust Frozen Pizza, Classic Pepperoni
55/100
Original crisp crust party pizza
55/100

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. Authentic Italian Pinwheels scores 33.9 points below that category average (55/100 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

Authentic Italian Pinwheels lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 48th percentile a longer ingredient list than 48% 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

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Distribution as text

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (48th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
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12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
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18 products (1%)
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17 products (1%)
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15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
30–32
28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Lavash Wrap
2
Unbleached Enriched Flour
3
Enriched With Thiamin Mononitrate
4
Vitamin B1
5
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Vitamin B2
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Baking Powder
13
Yeast
14
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
15
Ham
16
Fresh Ham
17
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
18
Sodium Phosphate
19
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
20
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
21
Red Pepper
22
Fire Roasted Pimiento Peppers
23
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
24
Genoa Salami
25
Pork
26
Beef
27
Detrose
28
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
29
Spice
30
Flavoring
31
BHA
Avoid GRAS
32
BHT
Caution GRAS
33
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
34
Pepperoni
35
Paprika
36
Flavorings
37
Provolone Cheese
38
Whole Milk
39
Cheese Culture
40
Salt And Enzymes
41
Dried Cream Cheese
42
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
43
Stabilizers
44
Carob Bean
45
Xanthan
46
Guar Gums
47
Green Leaf Lettuce

Full Ingredient List

Lavash wrap (unbleached enriched flour [enriched with thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), niacin, folic acid], water, sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast, and calcium propionate), ham (fresh ham, water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium phosphate, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), red pepper (fire roasted pimiento peppers, water, salt, and citric acid), genoa salami (pork, beef, salt, detrose, lactic acid starter culture, sugar, spice, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, paprika, flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), provolone cheese (whole milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums)), green leaf lettuce.

Other products containing Enriched With Thiamin Mononitrate

Enriched With Thiamin Mononitrate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Sandwiches

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Authentic Italian Pinwheels

Neighbours outside Boar's Head near Authentic Italian Pinwheels's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Boar's Head; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Authentic Italian Pinwheels's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Authentic Italian Pinwheels'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 0782796026258: 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.