French toast sticks
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
French toast sticks receives a safety score of 75/100 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
French toast sticks carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, French toast sticks 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.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Bread: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid). enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, may contain 2% or less of each of the following: soybean oil, wheat gluten, salt, dough conditioners (may contain one or more of the following: sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate, calcium peroxide, calciumiodate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, enzymes), corn flour, yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate), glycerol monooleate, oleoresin paprika and oleoresin tumeric (coloring agents), polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, calcium propionate (preservative), corn starch, soy lecithin, soy flour. batter and breading: water, bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), wheat flour, sugar, yellow corn flour, soy flour, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, modified corn starch, salt, lecithin, gum arabic, leavening, (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), yeast, glycerine, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, fried in soybean oil.
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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