BANQUET Brown N Serve French Toast Sausage Hashbrowns, 5.07 OZ

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

BANQUET Brown N Serve French Toast Sausage Hashbrowns, 5.07 OZ receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0031000007591
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
One package (144 g) (144 g)

What the Data Says About

BANQUET Brown N Serve French Toast Sausage Hashbrowns, 5.07 OZ carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, BANQUET Brown N Serve French Toast Sausage Hashbrowns, 5.07 OZ 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for BANQUET Brown N Serve French Toast Sausage Hashbrowns, 5.07 OZ
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
French Toast: Bread
2
Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
9
Water
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Honey
13
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Salt
14
Vegetable Oil
15
Canola
16
Soybean Oil
17
Ammonium Sulphate
18
Dough Conditioners
19
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
20
Enzymes
21
Yellow Corn Flour
22
Turmeric & Annatto
23
Color
24
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
25
Mold Inhibitor
26
Eggs
27
Or Less Of: Whey
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Natural & Artificial Flavors
30
Soy Lecithin
31
An Emulsifier
32
.Sausage Link: Pork
33
Mechanically Separated Turkey
34
Soy Protein Concentrate
35
Flavorings
36
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
37
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
38
BHA
Avoid GRAS
39
Bht.potatoes: Potato Bites
40
Potatoes
41
The Following: Canola
42
Corn
43
Cottonseed
44
Palm
45
Soybean
46
Organic Sunflower
47
Potato
48
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
49
To Promote Color Retention
50
Egg
51
Milk
52
Soy
53
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

French Toast: Bread [Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Honey, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Salt, Vegetable Oil (Canola And/Or Soybean Oil), Ammonium Sulphate, Dough Conditioners (Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes), Yellow Corn Flour, Turmeric & Annatto (Color), Calcium Propionate (Mold Inhibitor)], Eggs, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Whey, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Canola And/Or Soybean Oil), Natural & Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier).Sausage Link: Pork, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, salt, Sugar, Flavorings, Dextrose, Citric Acid, BHA, BHT.Potatoes: Potato Bites (Potatoes, Vegetable Oil [Contains One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Palm, Soybean, Sunflower], Dehydrated Potato, Salt, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate [To Promote Color Retention], Dextrose). CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT

Categories

Meals

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