Updated 2026-08-23
Panera Bread
Check what is in the current Panera Bread menu before you order.
Menu items available
255
Menu items that contain additives
73%
Menu items that contain seed oils
64%
Additives
List of additives used at Panera Bread
Xanthan GumLimitedUsed in 102 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 72 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 62 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 52 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 40 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 39 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 39 menu itemsNatamycinLimitedUsed in 33 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 32 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 29 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 25 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 24 menu itemsMonocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 7 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 7 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 5 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 5 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 5 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 5 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 4 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Panera Bread
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 115 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 111 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 54 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 4 menu items