Panino Tray
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Panino Tray by Specially Selected, Aldi receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
Panino Tray by Specially Selected, Aldi carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Panino Tray 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 | 85/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, (45,36g) cultures, salt, enzymes), hard salami pepperoni sticks (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of dextrose, sugar, flavorings, natural smoke flavoring, sodium erythorbate, 150 sodium nitrate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite), % daily value* contains: milk, 13% 13g 30% 7g og 35% 17% prosciutto wrapped mozzarella cheese ingredients: low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), prosciutto (pork, salt), contains: milk, mg 13% 40mg 13% omg 17% 350mg g 0% og og og og 99 888 og 15% 0% pepperoni wrapped mozzarella cheese ' ingredients: low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of dextrose, spice, corn syrup, paprika, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite), contains: milk,
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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