Caesar croutons
Caesar croutons by Giant Eagle has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Cereals and potatoes / Breads
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Caesar croutons, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Caesar croutons sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or sunflower oil (with rosemary extract and ascorbic acid [to preserve freshness]), yeast, salt, sugar, 2% or less of maltodextrin, garlic powder, whey, parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, spices, dehydrated parsley, torula yeast, cultured whey, citric acid, natural flavors, cream, extractive of annatto (color), turmeric (color), enzymes.
Product Details
- Brand
- Giant Eagle
- Barcode
- 0030034106126
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Giant Eagle
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Caesar croutons rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Caesar croutons's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 5/5 rating on Caesar croutons?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Caesar croutons's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.