Taylor farms, italian style pinwheels
by Taylor Farms, Taylor Farms Illinois Inc
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Taylor farms, italian style pinwheels by Taylor Farms, Taylor Farms Illinois Inc receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Taylor farms, italian style pinwheels by Taylor Farms, Taylor Farms Illinois Inc carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Taylor farms, italian style pinwheels is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 55/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Flour tortilla (enriched bleached wheat flour [whet flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, vegetable oil [cottonseed oil and/or palm oil], modified wheat starch, ot fiber, vital wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sugar, salt, leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate and/or sodium sodium acid pyrophosphate, calcium sulfate], yeast, distilled monoglycerides, enzymes, wheat starch, calcium carbonate, antioxidants [tocopherols, ascorbic acid, citric acid], cellulose gum, guar gum, dough conditioners [fumaric acid, sodium metabisulfite, monoglycerides], calcium propionate and sorbic acid [to preserve freshness], ham with natural juice (ham cured with water, contains 2% or less of sugar, salt, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate), tomatoes, giardiniera spread (low fat buttermilk [skim milk,whey, water, skim milk, solids, whey solids, corn starch, tapioca starch, disodium phosphate, carrageenan gum, locust ben gum, culture], neufchatel cheese [pasteurized milk, and cream, culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean gum and/or xanthan gum)], tomatoes, gluconic acid, poblano chiles, modified corn starch, jalapeno peppers, cream cheese powder [cream cheese (cream, milk, skim milk, whey, cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, natural flavor], distilled vinegar, onion, dried bell peppers, dried garlic, salt, dried carrots, sugar, canola oil, lactic acid, dried celery, xanthan gum, acacia gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate [preservatives], spices, paprika and turmeric [color]), salami (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, spices, lactic acid,dried sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, garlic, bha, bht, citric acid), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, spices, lactic acid, paprika, garlic, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese cultures, salt, stabilizers [carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums]), basil, walnuts, olive oil, parsley, oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cheese blend and natural cheese flavor (parmesan and aslago cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes)]. salt, powdered cellulose), garlic, sea salt, rice vinegar (rice wine vinegar, sugar, salt, potassium metabisulfite). black pepper.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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