Concern

Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon

by Dierbergs

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0023933009889 · Dierbergs · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0023933009889 · Serving size 4 ONZ (112 g)

The verdict

Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon by Dierbergs scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Pork, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar Cheese. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

35/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

33009889 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni · ±0 BOOK-OFF …009889 · July 2026

14 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 33009889 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bacon Flavor Cheddar Saus…55/1002. Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni55/1003. Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni55/1004. Sugardale, Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sugardale, Pepperoni55/1005. Pepperoni pizza sauce, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pepperoni pizza sauce, pe…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon (55/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon
55/100
Pepperoni
55/100
Pepperoni
55/100
Sugardale, Pepperoni
55/100
Pepperoni pizza sauce, pepperoni
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon scores 37.4 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 92.4/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meats and their products products

Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,159 Meats and their products products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pork
2
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
3
Cheddar Cheese
4
Cultured Milk
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Enzymes
7
Cream
8
Sodium Phosphate
9
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
10
Preservative
11
Apo Carotenal And Beta Carotene Coloring
12
Water
13
Seasoning
14
Dextrose Corn Syrup Solids
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
17
Bacon Flavor
18
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
19
Yeast Extract
20
Natural Flavors
21
Fully Refined Soybean Oil
22
Natural Smoke Flavor
23
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
24
Sunflower Oil
25
Canola Oil
26
Msg
27
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
28
Mesquite Flavor
29
Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavoring
30
Smoke Oil
31
Cottonseed Oil
32
Antioxidant
33
Mono And Diglycerides
34
BHA
Avoid GRAS
35
BHT
Caution GRAS
36
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
37
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
38
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
40
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
41
Dried Vinegar
42
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

Full Ingredient List

Pork, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Apo Carotenal And Beta Carotene Coloring.], Water, Seasoning [Dextrose Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Bacon Flavor (Torula Yeast, Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavors, Fully Refined Soybean Oil, Natural Smoke Flavor, Maltodextrin, Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil), Monosodium Glutamate, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Mesquite Flavor (Maltodextrin, Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavoring), Smoke Oil (Cottonseed Oil, Natural Smoke Flavor), Antioxidant (Mono And Diglycerides, Fully Refined Soybean Oil And/Or Canola Oil, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Propyl Gallate, Propylene Glycol), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate], Salt, Vinegar, Dextrose, Natural Flavors.

Other products containing Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavoring

Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavoring is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 12 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Prepared meats Sausages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon

Neighbours outside Dierbergs near Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Dierbergs; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Bacon Flavor Cheddar Sausage, Bacon's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0023933009889: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.