Safe

Italian Style Bread Crumbs

by Chef's Cupboard

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4099100166088 · Chef's Cupboard · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4099100166088 · Serving size 0.333 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Italian Style Bread Crumbs by Chef's Cupboard scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 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 70-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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 70 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.

00166088 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Style Bread Crumbs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Potassium Iodate PHOTO-FINISH Sweet & hot · ±0 BOOK-OFF …166088 · July 2026

19 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Iodate). Source sheet 00166088 · 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: Sweet & hot mustard · Nearest score peer is Sweet & hot mustard 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. Italian Style Bread Crumbs: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Style Bread Crumbs100/1002. Sweet & hot mustard: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sweet & hot mustard100/1003. Beer Mustard: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beer Mustard100/1004. Organic Mild White Cheddar Deli-Sliced Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Organic Mild White Chedda…100/1005. MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CHICKEN QUINOA BOWL: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CHICK…100/100
High-band neighbours for Italian Style Bread Crumbs (100/100) outside Chef's Cupboard.
Chart values as text

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

Italian Style Bread Crumbs
100/100
Sweet & hot mustard
100/100
Beer Mustard
100/100
Organic Mild White Cheddar Deli-Sliced Cheese
100/100
MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CHICKEN QUINOA BOWL
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Italian Style Bread Crumbs scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Italian Style Bread Crumbs lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 70 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B1 Riboflavin
8
Vitamin B2
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Yeast
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Vegetable Shortening
15
Soybean Oil
16
Cottonseed Oil
17
Canola Oil
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
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
21
Soy Flour
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
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
24
Preservative
25
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
26
Dough Conditioner
27
Mono - And Diglycerides
28
Soy Lecithin
29
Molasses
30
Honey
31
Whole Wheat Flour
32
Corn Flour
33
Cornmeal
34
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Grain Vinegar
36
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Corn Starch
38
Potato Flour
39
Rice Flour
40
Wheat Bran
41
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
42
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
43
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
44
Potassium Iodate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid GRAS
45
Guar Gum
46
Calcium Phosphate
47
Enrichment
48
Vitamin E Acetate
49
Vitamin A Palmitate Vitamin D3
50
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
51
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
52
Romano Cheese Made From Cow's
53
Organic Sheep's Milk
54
Skim Milk
55
Cheese Culture
56
Enzymes
57
Spices
58
Onion
59
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
60
Celery
61
Paprika
62
Color
63
Dehydrated Parsley
64
Oregano
65
Black Pepper
66
Organic Basil
67
Fennel
68
Paprika And Annato
69
Coloring
70
Natural & Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1 RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, SALT, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SUGAR, MAY CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: WHEAT GLUTEN, DEXTROSE, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE (DOUGH CONDITIONER), MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, MOLASSES, HONEY, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, CORNMEAL, CITRIC ACID, GRAIN VINEGAR, WHEAT STARCH, CORN STARCH, POTATO FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, OAT FIBER, CALCIUM SULFATE, DATEM, POTASSIUM IODATE, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENRICHMENT (VITAMIN E ACETATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE VITAMIN D3), LACTIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER, ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S AND/OR SHEEP'S MILK (SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES) SPICES, ONION, GARLIC, CELERY, PAPRIKA (COLOR), PARSLEY, OREGANO, BLACK PEPPER, BASIL, FENNEL, PAPRIKA AND ANNATO (COLORING), NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Breads Bread crumbs

High-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Style Bread Crumbs

Neighbours outside Chef's Cupboard with screening scores in the same high band as Italian Style Bread Crumbs (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Chef's Cupboard; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Potassium Iodate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Style Bread Crumbs's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 70-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Potassium Iodate. Open Potassium Iodate
  • Compare Italian Style Bread Crumbs's 0 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 4099100166088: 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.