Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers

by Jimmy Dean

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers by Jimmy Dean receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0002006918688
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
198g

What the Data Says About

Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers by Jimmy Dean carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Diced Dehydrated Potatoes
2
Potatoes
3
Soybean Oil
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
6
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
7
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
8
Fully Cooked Scrambled Eggs
9
Whole Eggs
10
Skim Milk
11
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
12
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
13
Pepper
14
Fully Cooked Sausage Crumbles
15
Pork
16
Water
17
Soy Protein Concentrate
18
Spices
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Monosodium Glutamate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
Natural Flavor
22
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
23
BHA
Avoid GRAS
24
BHT
Caution GRAS
25
Pre-cooked Scrambled Eggs
26
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
27
Milk
28
Cheese Culture
29
Enzymes
30
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
31
Color
32
Cream
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Artificial Flavor
35
Butter
36
Lipolyzed Butter Fat
37
Natural Flavors
38
Fully Cooked Bacon
39
Cured With Water
40
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
41
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
42
Smoke Flavoring

Full Ingredient List

diced potatoes, potatoes, soybean oil, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, fully cooked scrambled eggs, whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, pepper, fully cooked sausage crumbles, pork, water, soy protein concentrate, salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate, natural flavor, maltodextrin, BHA, BHT, citric acid, pre-cooked scrambled eggs, whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, pepper, pasteurized process cheddar cheese, milk, water, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto, color, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavor, artificial flavor, butter, lipolyzed butter fat, flavors, artificial flavor, natural flavor, water, cream, salt, enzymes, annatto, color, pasteurized process cheddar cheese, milk, water, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto, color, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavor, artificial flavor, butter, lipolyzed butter fat, flavors, artificial flavor, natural flavor, water, cream, salt, enzymes, annatto, color, fully cooked bacon, cured with water, salt, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, smoke flavoring

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial