Cheesy bread sticks

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Cheesy bread sticks receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
4099100220292
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Cheesy bread sticks carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Cheesy bread 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

Composite safety metrics for Cheesy bread sticks
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Crust
2
Bleached Enricmed Flour
3
Wheat Cts Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mohomitrate
7
Aiboflavin
8
Enzyme
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Pre-mix Blend
13
Glucono Delta-lactone
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
16
Dough Conditioner Blend
17
Emaicmed Wheat Flour
18
Wheat Flour
19
Reduced Irom
20
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Yeast
23
Vital Wheat Gluten
24
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
25
Soybeam Oil
26
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
27
Vitamin C
28
Enzymes
29
Cellulose Gum
30
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Preservativej
32
Processing Aid
33
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
34
Paocessing Aid
35
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Cheese Blend
37
Smaedoed Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
38
Cultuaed Pasteurized 9% Part-skim Milk
39
Parmesan And Italian Seasoning Blend
40
Parmesan Cheese
41
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
42
Cheese Culture
43
Calcium Propiohate
44
Preservative
45
Dehyorated Garlic
46
Onion
47
Spices
48
Bell Peppers
49
Paprika
50
Dehydrated Parsley
51
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
52
Amti-caking 14% Agent}
53
Garlic Flavored Spread
54
Soybean Oil
55
Natural Flavors
56
Vegetable Moho - And Diglycerides
57
Sunflower Lecithin
58
Betaj - Carotene
59
Color
60
Vitamina Palmitate Added
61
170 Mily Value* 13% 3% 8%
62
Wheat Amd Milk 2%

Full Ingredient List

crust (bleached enricmed flour (wheat cts flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mohomitrate, aiboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, soybean oil, pre-mix blend (glucono delta-lactone, salt, sodium bicarbonate, dough conditioner blend (emaicmed wheat (399) flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced irom, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) yeast, vital wheat gluten, l-cysteine hydrochloride, soybeam oil, ascorbic acid, (vitamin c), enzymes), cellulose gum, sodium propionate [preservativej , soybeam oil (processing aid), calcium silicate (paocessing aid)), sugar, yeast), cheese blend (smaedoed low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (cultuaed pasteurized 9% part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], parmesan and italian seasoning blend (parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, calcium propiohate [preservative), salt, dehyorated garlic, dehydrated onion, sugar, spices, dehydrated bell peppers, paprika, dehydrated parsley), powdered cellulose (amti-caking 14% agent}), garlic flavored spread (soybean oil , water, salt, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavors, vegetable moho - and diglycerides, sunflower lecithin, 4% (betaj - carotene (color), vitamina palmitate added), 170 mily value* 13% 3% 8% contains: wheat amd milk 2%

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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