French onion soup burgers

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

French onion soup burgers 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
0038281101284
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 CONTAINER (518 g)

What the Data Says About

French onion soup burgers 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, French onion soup burgers 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for French onion soup burgers
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Ground Beef
2
Dried Beef Stock
3
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Honey
5
Cooked Vegetables
6
Celery
7
Carrot
8
Onion
9
Caramelized Sugar Syrup
10
Natural Flavor
11
Beef Extract
12
Mushroom Juice Concentrate
13
Tomato Powder
14
Spice And Herbs
15
Black Pepper
16
Bay Leaf
17
Thyme
18
Yellow Onion
19
English Muffins
20
Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
21
Wheat Flour
22
Malted Barley Flour
23
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Iron
25
Thiamin Mononitrate
26
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
28
Water
29
Yeast
30
Or Less Of: Sugar
31
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Yeast Nutrients
33
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
34
Preservative
35
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
36
Calcium Citrate
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
37
Vinegar
38
Lemon
39
Organic Baby Arugula
40
Gruyere Cheese
41
Pasteurized Milk
42
Cheese Culture
43
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
44
Enzymes
45
Unsalted Butter
46
Cream
47
Flour
48
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
49
Reduced
50
Dijon Mustard
51
Mustard Seed
52
White Wine
53
Fruit Pectin
54
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
55
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Spice

Full Ingredient List

Ground beef, beef stock (beef stock, sea salt, honey, cooked vegetables (celery, carrot, onion), caramelized sugar syrup, natural flavor, beef extract, mushroom juice concentrate, tomato powder, spice and herbs (black pepper, bay leaf, thyme), yellow onion, english muffins (unbleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, contains 2% or less of: sugar, wheat gluten, yeast nutrients (calcium propionate (preservative), citric acid, calcium citrate, vinegar), lemon, baby arugula, gruyere cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), unsalted butter (cream, natural flavor), flour (enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, iron (reduced), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour), dijon mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, white wine, fruit pectin, citric acid, tartaric acid, sugar, spice), thyme.

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