Egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, egg & cheese

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, egg & cheese 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
0038000120848
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 SANDWICH (92 g)

What the Data Says About

Egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, egg & cheese 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, Egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, egg & cheese 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 Egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, egg & cheese
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 D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Scrambled Egg Patty
2
Whole Eggs
3
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
4
Egg Whites
5
Nonfat Milk
6
Soybean Oil
7
Modified Food Starch
8
Dicalcium Phosphate
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
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
Guar Gum
13
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
14
Preservative
15
Pepper
16
Waffle Style Bread
17
Whole Wheat Flour
18
Enriched Flour
19
Wheat Flour
20
Malted Barley Flour
21
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Reduced Iron
23
Vitamin B1
24
Thiamin Mononitrate
25
Vitamin B2
26
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Water
30
Yeast
31
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Yellow Corn Flour
33
Corn Starch
34
Buttermilk Solids
35
Natural Flavor
36
Dough Conditioner
37
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
38
Mono And Diglycerides
39
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Molasses
42
Natural And Artificial Maple Flavor
43
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Carrot Juice For Color
45
Pumpkin Juice For Color
46
Pasteurized Process Cheese
47
Cheddar Cheese
48
Cultured Milk
49
Enzymes
50
Cream
51
Sodium Phosphates
52
Annatto Extract For Color
53
Paprika Extract For Color

Full Ingredient List

Scrambled egg patty (whole eggs, whey, egg whites, nonfat milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, dicalcium phosphate, salt, sodium bicarbonate, xanthan gum, guar gum, citric acid [preservative], pepper), waffle style bread (whole wheat flour, enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid], sugar, water, soybean oil, yeast, wheat starch, yellow corn flour, salt, modified corn starch, nonfat milk, buttermilk solids, natural flavor, dough conditioner [isolated soy protein, mono and diglycerides, modified cellulose, salt, soybean oil, soy lecithin], dried molasses, natural and artificial maple flavor, fructose, carrot juice for color, pumpkin juice for color), pasteurized process cheese (cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, annatto extract for color, paprika extract for color, enzymes).

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