Concern

Pepperoni Mini Bagels

by Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0859987061289 · Signature · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0859987061289 · Serving size 4 pieces (88 g)

The verdict

Pepperoni Mini Bagels by Signature scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 48 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

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.

87061289 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pepperoni Mini Bagels label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 18% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH PROVOLONE & HARD · ±0 BOOK-OFF …061289 · July 2026

15 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 87061289 · 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: PROVOLONE & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK · Nearest score peer is PROVOLONE & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Pepperoni Mini Bagels: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pepperoni Mini Bagels55/1002. PROVOLONE & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. PROVOLONE & HARD SALAMI C…55/1003. PEPPER JACK & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. PEPPER JACK & HARD SALAMI…55/1004. Colby Jack & Hard Salami Cheese and Meat Snack: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Colby Jack & Hard Salami …55/1005. 1 slice hard salami 2 slices mild cheddar cheese: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. 1 slice hard salami 2 sli…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pepperoni Mini Bagels (55/100 on 48 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pepperoni Mini Bagels
55/100
PROVOLONE & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK
55/100
PEPPER JACK & HARD SALAMI CHEESE AND MEAT SNACK
55/100
Colby Jack & Hard Salami Cheese and Meat Snack
55/100
1 slice hard salami 2 slices mild cheddar cheese
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Pepperoni Mini Bagels scores 38.6 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Pepperoni Mini Bagels lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 82nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 82% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (82nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
B1
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Pepperoni Mini Bagelsb2
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Whole Wheat Flour
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Yeast
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
18
Preservative
19
Soybean Oil
20
Corn Syrup Solids
21
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
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Soy Protein Isolate
24
Corn Starch
25
Mono And Diglycerides
26
Cellulose Gum
27
Tomato Paste
28
Spices
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Black Pepper
31
Organic Basil
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Nonfat Milk
34
Cultures
35
Enzymes
36
Pork
37
Beef
38
Or Less Of Spices
39
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
40
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
41
Oleoresin Of Paprika
42
Flavoring
43
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
44
BHA
Avoid GRAS
45
BHT
Caution GRAS
46
Citric Acid. May
47
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
48
Oregano

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (b1), riboflavin (pepperoni mini bagelsb2), folic acid), water, whole wheat flour, contains less than 2% of the following: sugar, wheat gluten, yeast, salt, calcium propionate (preservative), soybean oil, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, soy protein isolate, corn starch, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, tomato sauce: (water, tomato paste, spices, (sugar, salt, garlic, black pepper, basil), corn starch), mozzarella cheese: (pasteurized milk, nonfat milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), pepperoni: (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of spices), dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. may contains less than 2% of sodium ascorbate), oregano.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pepperoni Mini Bagels

Neighbours outside Signature near Pepperoni Mini Bagels's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pepperoni Mini Bagels's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Pepperoni Mini Bagels'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 0859987061289: 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.