Giant Eagle Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Milano Italian Bread

Milano Italian Bread: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Milano Italian Bread by Giant Eagle has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.18 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 Milano Italian Bread, 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients carry 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 Milano Italian Bread sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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 wheat flour bleached (wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: wheat, gluten, soybean oil, salt, corn flour, acetic acid, lactic acid, canola oil, yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium sulfate), dough conditioner (monoglycerides, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate (preservative), enzyme, soy lecithin.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Milano Italian Bread: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0003003440075
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Giant Eagle

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Frequently asked questions

Is Milano Italian Bread above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.3/5, Milano Italian Bread sits ahead of 62% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Milano Italian Bread's 4.3/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Milano Italian Bread's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, which is the Low Risk 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.