Kroger Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns

Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns: 4/5 ingredient safety

Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns by Kroger has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score in line with 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 / Special breads / Hamburger buns

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 Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns, 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 Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns sits nationally

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

4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
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 FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAIN FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, SESAME SEEDS. CONTANS 2 OR LESS OF: SOYBEAN 0IL, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), VINEGAR CONTAINS: WHEAT, SESAME. DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110087560
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Sesame Hamburger Enriched Buns's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.