Jimmy Dean
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Jimmy Dean, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Jimmy Dean averages 89.1/100 across the 169 of 310 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 68.6% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 89.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 169 scored products
- 310
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 68.6%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 94.5%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 310 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins SWEET MAPLE GRIDDLE CAKE; Pancakes & Sausage Blueberry; Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick, very berry; 68.6% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 89.1/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 169 of 310 tracked Jimmy Dean records (54.5%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 141 cannot be screened, so the 89.1/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean: 310 products tracked, 169 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 89.1/100, 68.6% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 54.5% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Jimmy Dean's 68.6% flagged share is 50.6 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Jimmy Dean processing intensity
Jimmy Dean's NOVA-classified set is 165 products: 94.5% ultra-processed (Group 4, 156 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 156. That ultra-processed share sits 16.2 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Jimmy Dean shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jimmy Dean concentrates in Meals (53, 43% of this top-five); Meats and their products (44); Frozen foods (14); Sandwiches (6); Snacks (6).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meals | 53 | 85.2/100 | 75.5% |
| Meats and their products | 41 | 91.7/100 | 58.5% |
| Frozen foods | 12 | 90.4/100 | 66.7% |
| Sandwiches | 6 | 97.5/100 | 50% |
| Snacks | 5 | 91/100 | 60% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Jimmy Dean's 68.6% flagged share is measured across 169 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Jimmy Dean flagged share vs large-brand cohort
68.6% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
69% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
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- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (89.1/100) summarizes 169 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Jimmy Dean product score distribution
Brand average 89.1/100 across 169 scored products
89 25th percentile sits above 25% of the 169 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 30–40
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 61 scored products (36%)
- 90–100
- 43 scored products (25%)
- 100 and above
- 53 scored products (31%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Jimmy Dean relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 169 Jimmy Dean products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 79. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Jimmy Dean products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 79 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sodium Nitrite | 41 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHT | 29 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Azodicarbonamide | 6 | Restricted: EU (banned); Australia (banned) |
| BHA | 3 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Propyl Gallate | 3 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Jimmy Dean records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (40 ingredients and 80/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 40 ingredients
- Median score
- 80/100
The outlined point is SWEET MAPLE GRIDDLE CAKE, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- SWEET MAPLE GRIDDLE CAKE: 58 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 5 flagged.
- Pancakes & Sausage Blueberry: 40 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick, very berry: 48 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original: 33 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Sausage & Gravy: 67 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Breakfast Bowl Biscuit & Sausage Gravy: 65 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers: 42 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Hot & Spicy Sausage On A Biscuit: 29 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Hickory smoked turkey: 59 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Turkey sausage, egg white, and cheese: 52 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, delights, hickory smoked ham: 46 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- English muffin sandwiches canadian bacon: 50 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original: 30 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ham & Cheddar Simple Scrambles: 28 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Simple Scrambles Meat Lovers: 31 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sausage egg and cheese on a croissant: 64 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- French Toast & Sausage: 37 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Links: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Patties: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Stuffed Hash Browns Meat Lovers: 88 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, stuffed hash browns bacon & veggies: 89 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sausage Links: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Patties: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Links: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, fully cooked meat lovers pork sausage and bacon crumbles: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Pancake and Sausage on a Stick: 41 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage bites!, original, original: 33 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Pancakes & sausage on a stick: 34 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick: 36 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Pancakes & Sausage Sticks: 36 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sausage patties: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Links: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Sausage Links: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Sausage Patties: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, beef in a smoky bbq sauce on a country bun: 76 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage Sandwich: 96 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Delights farmhouse breakfast bowl: 41 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Breakfast Bowl Loaded Potato: 56 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- English Muffin Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches: 58 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- English Muffin Pork and Chicken Sausage, Egg and Cheese Sandwiches: 58 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- English Muffin 2 Sausage Patties, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches: 55 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Simple scrambles meat lovers: 31 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Meat Lovers Breakfast Bowl: 44 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers: 45 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers: 40 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jimmy dean, steak & eggs breakfast bowls: 55 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Premium Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Applewood Smoked Premium Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jimmy Dean Turkey sausage links: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- TOASTER POP-UPS Ham, Egg & Cheese: 75 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Jimmy Dean
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 260 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Jimmy Dean: closest on tracked product count (310 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (89.1/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jimmy Dean food safe? ▼
Jimmy Dean has an average safety score of 89/100 across the 169 of 310 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 68.6% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Jimmy Dean products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 310 Jimmy Dean products. 169 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 141 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Jimmy Dean catalog? ▼
Jimmy Dean has 165 NOVA-classified products; 94.5% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 156 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Jimmy Dean catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jimmy Dean concentrates in Meals (53, 43% of this top-five); Meats and their products (44); Frozen foods (14); Sandwiches (6); Snacks (6).
Does Jimmy Dean use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Jimmy Dean items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Jimmy Dean profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with SWEET MAPLE GRIDDLE CAKE, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 79 scored Jimmy Dean products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Jimmy Dean's 89.1/100 average and 68.6% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
