Caution

Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger

by Topco Associates Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0036800415416 · Topco Associates Inc. · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0036800415416 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (139 g)

The verdict

Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger by Topco Associates Inc. scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 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 43-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. 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 43 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

00415416 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH sparkling flavored water · ±0 BOOK-OFF …415416 · July 2026

17 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00415416 · 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: sparkling flavored water beverage · Nearest score peer is sparkling flavored water beverage at the same screening score.

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.

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. Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bacon cheeseburger fully …85/1002. sparkling flavored water beverage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. sparkling flavored water …85/1003. Clear value, gummi worms, sour neon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Clear value, gummi worms,…85/1004. Butterscotch Discs: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Butterscotch Discs85/1005. Country Sausage Gravy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Country Sausage Gravy85/100
High-band neighbours for Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger (85/100) outside Topco Associates Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger
85/100
sparkling flavored water beverage
85/100
Clear value, gummi worms, sour neon
85/100
Butterscotch Discs
85/100
Country Sausage Gravy
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 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

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Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Bleached Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Soybean Oil
12
Yeast
13
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sesame Seeds
16
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
18
Preservative
19
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
20
Enzymes
21
Tricalcium Phosphate
22
Ammonium Chloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
23
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
24
Beef
25
Sodium Phosphates
26
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
27
Modified Food Starch
28
Grill Flavor
29
From Non-hydrogenated Sunflower Oil
30
Corn Syrup Solids
31
Spice
32
Cultured Milk And Skim Milk
33
Cream
34
Sodium Citrate
35
Artificial Color
36
Sodium Phosphate
37
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
38
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Non-sticking Agent
41
Smoke Flavoring
42
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
43
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

Sesame bun: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: yeast, wheat starch, salt, sesame seeds, wheat gluten, calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, enzymes, tricalcium phosphate, ammonium chloride, calcium peroxide, sodium bicarbonate. fully cooked beef patty: beef, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sodium phosphates, maltodextrin, modified food starch, grill flavor (from non-hydrogenated sunflower oil), corn syrup solids, spice, natural smoke flavor. process american sharp yellow cheese: cultured milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, artificial color, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), acetic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent). bacon round: pork cured with: water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

Other products containing From Non-hydrogenated Sunflower Oil

From Non-hydrogenated Sunflower Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger

Neighbours outside Topco Associates Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Topco Associates Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger'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 0036800415416: 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.