Caution

Italian Club Artisan Sub

by Tino's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0818777010265 · Tino's · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0818777010265 · Serving size 1 SUB (180 g)

The verdict

Italian Club Artisan Sub by Tino's scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 49-component record, beginning with Dough, Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 49 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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

77010265 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Club Artisan Sub label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 47% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrate PHOTO-FINISH B.B.Q. PORK BAO · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010265 · July 2026

13 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrate). Source sheet 77010265 · 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: B.B.Q. PORK BAO · Nearest score peer is B.B.Q. PORK BAO 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. Italian Club Artisan Sub: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Club Artisan Sub70/1002. B.B.Q. PORK BAO: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. B.B.Q. PORK BAO70/1003. Steamed bbq pork buns: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Steamed bbq pork buns70/1004. Sunbirst energy drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sunbirst energy drink70/1005. Equate Complete Multivitamin: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Equate Complete Multivita…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Italian Club Artisan Sub (70/100 on 49 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Italian Club Artisan Sub
70/100
B.B.Q. PORK BAO
70/100
Steamed bbq pork buns
70/100
Sunbirst energy drink
70/100
Equate Complete Multivitamin
70/100

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. Italian Club Artisan Sub scores 18.9 points below that category average (70/100 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

Italian Club Artisan Sub lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 53rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 53% 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: 49 (53rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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1 products (0%)
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4 products (0%)
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3 products (0%)
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6 products (0%)
10–12
4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
14–16
12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
18–20
18 products (1%)
20–22
17 products (1%)
22–24
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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dough
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Wheat Flour
10
Soybean Oil
11
Dry Yeast
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Pz-44
14
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
15
Milk
16
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
17
Yeast
18
Honey
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
21
Pasteurized Milk
22
Cheese Culture
23
Enzymes
24
Pork
25
Pork Fat
26
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
27
Spices
28
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
29
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
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
32
Sodium Phosphates
33
Paprika
34
Flavoring
35
Sodium Nitrate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
36
Beef
37
Smoke Flavoring
38
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
39
Hot Peppers
40
Celery
41
Cauliflower
42
Carrots
43
Green Olives
44
Pimentos
45
Dried Vinegar
46
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
47
Anti-caking Agent
48
Starch And Cellulose
49
Oregano

Full Ingredient List

Dough (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, wheat flour, soybean oil, dry yeast, salt, pz-44 (dough conditioner: whey (milk), l-cysteine hydrochloride, yeast, honey, sugar, calcium propionate, mozzarella cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, mortadella: pork, pork fat, water, salt, corn syrup, sugar, spices, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, garlic, sodium nitrite, capicola ham: cured with: water, salt, sugar, spices, sodium phosphates, paprika, corn syrup, flavoring, sodium nitrate, hard salami: pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, sugar, natural smoke flavoring, flavoring, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, giardiniera: hot peppers, soybean oil, celery, cauliflower, carrots, green olives, pimentos, water, vinegar, salt, spices, parmesan cheese: pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, anti-caking agent (starch and powdered cellulose), oregano.

Other products containing Pz-44

Pz-44 is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Sandwiches

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Club Artisan Sub

Neighbours outside Tino's near Italian Club Artisan Sub's mid-band score (70/100). The 4 same-brand links above stay within Tino's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Club Artisan Sub's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrate. Open Sodium Nitrate
  • Compare Italian Club Artisan Sub's 2 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 0818777010265: 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.