Sausage & gravy hearty potatoes, scrambled eggs, crumbled sausage and country-style gravy in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce breakfast bowl, sausage & gravy

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Sausage & gravy hearty potatoes, scrambled eggs, crumbled sausage and country-style gravy in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce breakfast bowl, sausage & gravy receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0036800420496
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BOWL (198 g)

What the Data Says About

Sausage & gravy hearty potatoes, scrambled eggs, crumbled sausage and country-style gravy in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce breakfast bowl, sausage & gravy carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Sausage & gravy hearty potatoes, scrambled eggs, crumbled sausage and country-style gravy in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce breakfast bowl, sausage & gravy 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 C 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 Sausage & gravy hearty potatoes, scrambled eggs, crumbled sausage and country-style gravy in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce breakfast bowl, sausage & gravy
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Potatoes:
2
Potatoes
3
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
4
Aid To Retain Natural Color
5
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
6
. Egg: Whole Eggs
7
Non Fat Milk
8
Soybean Oil
9
Modified Food Starch
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
12
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
13
Natural Butter Flavor
14
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
15
Natural Butter Flavor
16
Butter
17
Sweet Buttermilk
18
Natural Flavor
19
Annatto And Turmeric
20
Added For Color
21
Pepper. Gravy: Water
22
Cream
23
Unsalted Butter
24
Whey Powder
25
Black Pepper
26
Yeast Extract
27
Xanthan Gum. Sausage: Pork
28
Or Less Of: Salt
29
Water
30
Flavorings
31
Sodium Phosphates
32
Caramel Color. Cheese Sauce: Water
33
Cheddar Cheese
34
Milk
35
Cheese Cultures
36
Enzymes
37
Buttermilk
38
Non Fat Dry Milk
39
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
40
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
41
Hydrolyzed Guar Gum
42
Disodium Phosphate
43
Sodium Phosphate
44
Oleoresin Turmeric

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes: (potatoes, sodium acid pyrophosphate [aid to retain natural color], dextrose). egg: whole eggs, non fat milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, butter flavor [maltodextrin, natural butter flavor (butter, sweet buttermilk, natural flavor), annatto and turmeric (added for color)], pepper. gravy: water, cream, modified food starch, unsalted butter (cream, natural flavor), whey powder, salt, soybean oil, black pepper, yeast extract, xanthan gum. sausage: pork, contains 2% or less of: salt, water, dextrose, flavorings, sodium phosphates, caramel color. cheese sauce: water, cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), modified food starch, soybean oil, whey powder, salt, buttermilk, non fat dry milk, lactic acid, annatto, xanthan gum, hydrolyzed guar gum, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, oleoresin turmeric.

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