Caution

Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0027815300996. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0027815300996

The verdict

Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Meat Ingredients, Pork, Beef. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 57 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0027815300996
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

15300996 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …300996 · July 2026

10 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 15300996 · 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

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Meat Ingredients
2
Pork
3
Beef
4
Mechanically Separated Turkey
5
Water
6
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
7
Or Less Of Modified Ood Starch
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Dexrose Autolyzed Yeast
10
Msg
11
Flavorings
12
Potassium And Sodium Lactate
13
Sodium Phosphates
14
Sodium Diacetate Ascorbic Acid Amin C
15
Salt. Modified Food Stap
16
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
17
Potassium And Sodium Lactate Flavo Odium Glutamate
18
Autolyzed Yeast
19
Sof Diacetate
20
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
Vitamin C
22
Extract Of Paprika
23
Pasteurized Process Chedda Cheese
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Milk
26
Cheese Culture
27
Enzymes
28
Cream
29
Vegetable Culor Vannat To And Paprika Blend Sorb Acid
30
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
31
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Monosor Glutamate
34
Jalapeno Peppers
35
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
36
Extract Of Paprika Sodium Nitrite
37
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese Cheddar Cheese
38
Vegetable Color
39
Annatto And Paprika Blend
40
Sorbic Acid Powdered Cllulose
41
Monosodium C Glutamate
42
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
43
Mechanically Separated To Sugar
44
Smoke Flavoring
45
Sodium Phosphate
46
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
47
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese Ched Culture
48
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
49
Natamisini
50
Monosodion Glutamate
51
Potato Maltodextrin
52
Milk. Bits
53
Cured With Water Salt Se
54
Milk Cheese Armour-eckrich Meats Llc
55
P.o. Box 405020
56
Cincinnati
57
Oh 45240

Full Ingredient List

meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of modified ood starch, salt, dexrose autolyzed yeast, monosodium glutamate, flavorings, potassium and sodium lactate, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate ascorbic acid amin c), sodium nitrite. 06/ 0% 604 hot smoked sausage ingredients: meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, corn syrup, salt. modified food stap contains 2% or less of: dextrose, potassium and sodium lactate flavo odium glutamate, autolyzed yeast, sodium phosphates, sof diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), extract of paprika, sodium m jalapeño & cheddar smoked sausage ingredients: meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, pasteurized process chedda cheese (cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, vegetable culor vannat to and paprika blend sorb acid, powdered cellulose, natamycin], corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, salt, dextrose, flavorings, autolyzed yeast, monosor glutamate, potassium and sodium lactate, dehydrated jalapeno peppers, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), extract of paprika sodium nitrite. contains: milk. 2% cheddar smoked sausage ingredients: meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, vegetable color (annatto and paprika blend), sorbic acid powdered cllulose, natamycin], corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, salt, dextrose, flavorings, autolyzed yeast, monosodium c glutamate, potassium and sodium lactate, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), extract of paprika, sodium nitrite contains: milk. bacon ched bar smoked sausage ingredients: meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated to sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), pasteurized process cheddar cheese ched culture, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, vegetable color (annatto and paprika blend), sorbic acid, powdered cellulose, natamisini contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, corn syrup, salt, dextrose, flavorings, potassium and sodium lactate, autolyzed yeast, monosodion glutamate, potato maltodextrin, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), extract of paprika, sodium nitrite. contains: milk. bits (cured with water salt se (milk cheese armour-eckrich meats llc, p.o. box 405020, cincinnati, oh 45240

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Bacon and cheddar smoked sausage's 1 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 0027815300996: 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.