Concern

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches

by Giant Eagle

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030034082512 · Giant Eagle · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030034082512 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (133 g)

The verdict

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches by Giant Eagle scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 64 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 64-component record, beginning with Croissant, Wheat Flour, Water. 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 64 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

34082512 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 64 ing. REG-PART 45% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Diet Cola · ±0 BOOK-OFF …082512 · July 2026

29 of 64 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 34082512 · 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: Diet Cola · Nearest score peer is Diet Cola 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Light Turkey Sausage, Egg…65/1002. Diet Cola: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Diet Cola65/1003. Cinnamon Protein: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cinnamon Protein65/1004. Sugar free syrup: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sugar free syrup65/1005. Neapolitan Premium Ice Cream: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Neapolitan Premium Ice Cr…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches (65/100 on 64 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches
65/100
Diet Cola
65/100
Cinnamon Protein
65/100
Sugar free syrup
65/100
Neapolitan Premium Ice Cream
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches scores 28.6 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches lists 64 ingredients on its label

64 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 64 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 64 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Croissant
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Margarine
5
Palm Oil
6
Soybean Oil
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Mono Diglycerides
10
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
11
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
12
Artificial Flavor
13
Beta Carotene
14
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Yeast
17
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Dough Conditioner
21
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
22
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
23
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
24
Enzymes
25
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
26
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
27
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
28
Preservative
29
Emulsifier
30
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
31
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
32
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
Egg White Patty
34
Egg Whites
35
Modified Food Starch
36
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
37
Egg Flavor
38
Medium Chain Triglycerides
39
Natural And Artificial Flavors
40
Turkey Sausage Patty
41
Turkey
42
Textured Vegetable Protein Product
43
Soy Protein Concentrate
44
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
47
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
48
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Cyanocobalamin
53
Corn Syrup Solids
54
Spices
55
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
56
Flavoring
57
BHA
Avoid GRAS
58
Process American Sharp Cheese
59
Cream
60
Sodium Citrate
61
Artificial Color
62
Sodium Phosphate
63
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
64
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Croissant (wheat flour, water, margarine [palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, soy lecithin, mono diglycerides, potassium sorbate {preservative}, citric acid, artificial flavor, beta carotene {color}, vitamin a palmitate], high fructose corn syrup, yeast, wheat gluten, salt, whey, dough conditioner [wheat flour, calcium sulfate, datem, ammonium sulfate, enzymes, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide], calcium propionate [preservative], emulsifier [water, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, mono diglycerides, sodium propionate {preservative}]), egg white patty (egg whites, modified food starch, soybean oil, salt, carrageenan, egg flavor [medium chain triglycerides, natural and artificial flavors], soy lecithin), turkey sausage patty (turkey, water, textured vegetable protein product [soy protein concentrate, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, and cyanocobalamin], salt, corn syrup solids, spices, hydrolyzed soy protein, flavoring, citric acid, bha), process american sharp cheese {cultured milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, artificial color, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid [preservative], acetic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin).

Other products containing Turkey Sausage Patty

Turkey Sausage Patty is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches

Neighbours outside Giant Eagle near Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant Eagle; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 64-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Light Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese Sandwiches'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 0030034082512: 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.