Seasoned Bread Crumbs with Pecorino Romano Cheese

by 4C

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Seasoned Bread Crumbs with Pecorino Romano Cheese by 4C 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
8598586439595
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Seasoned Bread Crumbs with Pecorino Romano Cheese by 4C 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, Seasoned Bread Crumbs with Pecorino Romano Cheese 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 Seasoned Bread Crumbs with Pecorino Romano Cheese
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
Toasted Bread Crumbs Made From Enriched Bread
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Vegetable Oil
14
Soybean Oil
15
Cottonseed Oil
16
Canola Oil
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Or Less Of: Wheat Gluten
19
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
20
Soy Flour
21
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
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Molasses
24
Honey
25
Whole Wheat Flour
26
Corn Flour
27
Corn Meal
28
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
29
Grain Vinegar
30
Potato Flour
31
Rice Flour
32
Wheat Bran
33
Oat Bran
34
Rye Flour
35
Nonfat Dry Milk
36
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
37
Preservative
38
Sesame Seeds
39
Caraway Seeds
40
Egg
41
Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
42
Organic Sheep's Milk
43
Cheese Culture
44
Enzymes
45
Parsley Flakes
46
Spices
47
Onion Powder
48
Garlic Powder

Full Ingredient List

TOASTED BREAD CRUMBS MADE FROM ENRICHED BREAD [ENRICHED FLOUR (CONTAINS WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEAT GLUTEN, DEXTROSE, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, MOLASSES, HONEY, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, CORN MEAL, CITRIC ACID, GRAIN VINEGAR, POTATO FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, OAT BRAN, RYE FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SESAME SEEDS, CARAWAY SEEDS, EGG], GRATED PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE [SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY FLAKES, SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER

Categories

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

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial