Updated 2026-07-05
Panera Bread
Check what is in the current Panera Bread menu before you order.
Menu items available
246
Menu items that contain additives
72%
Menu items that contain seed oils
64%
Additives
List of additives used at Panera Bread
Xanthan GumLimitedUsed in 100 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 69 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 57 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 49 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 38 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 38 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 37 menu itemsNatamycinLimitedUsed in 33 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 31 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 7 menu itemsMonocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 5 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 4 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 1 menu itemSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 1 menu item
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 111 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 107 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 52 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 4 menu items