Safe

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich

by Auntie Anne's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0895072000504 · Auntie Anne's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0895072000504 · Serving size 1 PIECE (153 g)

The verdict

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich by Auntie Anne's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 47-component record, beginning with Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

72000504 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 26% LEAD-RARE Sorbitan Monostearate PHOTO-FINISH Pretzels & More · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000504 · July 2026

12 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitan Monostearate). Source sheet 72000504 · 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: Pretzels & More Homemade Baking Mix · Nearest score peer is Pretzels & More Homemade Baking Mix at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. Pretzel Pocket Sandwich: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pretzel Pocket Sandwich100/1002. Pretzels & More Homemade Baking Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pretzels & More Homemade …100/1003. The Perfect Snaque, Crunch Snacks, Apple, Quinoa: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. The Perfect Snaque, Crunc…100/1004. The perfect snaque, apple quinoa crunch: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. The perfect snaque, apple…100/1005. Quinoa Crunch: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Quinoa Crunch100/100
High-band neighbours for Pretzel Pocket Sandwich (100/100) outside Auntie Anne's.
Chart values as text

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

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich
100/100
Pretzels & More Homemade Baking Mix
100/100
The Perfect Snaque, Crunch Snacks, Apple, Quinoa
100/100
The perfect snaque, apple quinoa crunch
100/100
Quinoa Crunch
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Pretzel Pocket Sandwich scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 74th percentile a longer ingredient list than 74% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (74th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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

1
Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
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
Brown Sugar
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Cane Syrups
12
Caramel May Be Added For Color
13
Yeast
14
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
15
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Provolone Cheese
18
Pasteurized Milk
19
Cultures
20
Enzymes
21
Ricotta Cheese
22
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
23
Whole Milk
24
Cream
25
Dried Vinegar
26
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
27
Locust Bean Gum
28
Guar Gum
29
Stabilizers
30
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
31
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
32
Soybean Oil
33
With Citric Acid Added As A Preservative
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Dehydrated Parsley
36
Oregano
37
Parmesan & Romano Cheese Blend
38
Parmesan Cheese
39
Made From Cow's Milk
40
Romano Cheese
41
Powdered Cellulose/starch Blend Added To Prevent Caking
42
Bread Crumbs
43
Bleached Flour
44
Vegetable Shortening
45
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
46
Or Cotton Seed Oil
47
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

Full Ingredient List

Dough: enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, brown sugar (sugar, cane syrups, caramel may be added for color), yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, baking soda. filling: provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), ricotta cheese (whey, whole milk, cream, vinegar, and xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum [stabilizers]), part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), soybean oil (with citric acid added as a preservative), garlic, parsley, oregano, black pepper. topping: parmesan & romano cheese blend (parmesan cheese [made from cow's milk, salt, enzymes], romano cheese [made from cow's milk, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose/starch blend added to prevent caking), bread crumbs (bleached flour, water, vegetable shortening [one or more of the following: partially hydrogenated soybean oil and/or cotton seed oil], salt, yeast, contains 2% or less of the following: sugar, dextrose), soybean oil (with citric acid added as a preservative), parsley, oregano.

Other products containing Caramel May Be Added For Color

Caramel May Be Added For Color is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pretzel Pocket Sandwich

Neighbours outside Auntie Anne's with screening scores in the same high band as Pretzel Pocket Sandwich (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Auntie Anne's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Pretzel Pocket Sandwich has a longer ingredient list than 74% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0895072000504: 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.