Caution

Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich

by Kwik Trip

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0039779044748 · Kwik Trip · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0039779044748 · Serving size 1 sandwich, (153 g)

The verdict

Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich by Kwik Trip scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 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 56-component record, beginning with English Muffin, Enriched Flour, Wheat 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 56 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.

79044748 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Cheese Curds · ±0 BOOK-OFF …044748 · July 2026

20 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 79044748 · 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: Cheese Curds · Nearest score peer is Cheese Curds 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. Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ham, egg & cheese English…85/1002. Cheese Curds: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cheese Curds85/1003. Abbott, Juven, Tissue Building Powder, Orange, Orange: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Abbott, Juven, Tissue Bui…85/1004. Candycane cocoa: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Candycane cocoa85/1005. Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, Peppermint: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa,…85/100
High-band neighbours for Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich (85/100) outside Kwik Trip.
Chart values as text

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

Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich
85/100
Cheese Curds
85/100
Abbott, Juven, Tissue Building Powder, Orange, Orange
85/100
Candycane cocoa
85/100
Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, Peppermint
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich scores 3.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 88.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Sandwiches products

Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
3 products (0%)
4–6
4 products (0%)
6–8
3 products (0%)
8–10
6 products (0%)
10–12
4 products (0%)
12–14
11 products (1%)
14–16
12 products (1%)
16–18
22 products (2%)
18–20
18 products (1%)
20–22
17 products (1%)
22–24
15 products (1%)
24–26
16 products (1%)
26–28
21 products (2%)
28–30
32 products (3%)
30–32
28 products (2%)
32–34
44 products (4%)
34–36
26 products (2%)
36–38
56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
English Muffin
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malt Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Yeast
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Corn Meal
15
Monocalcium Phosphate
16
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
17
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
18
Dried Vinegar
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Soybean Oil
21
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
22
Preservatives
23
Enzymes
24
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
25
Monoglycerides
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Egg Patty
28
Egg Whites
29
Egg Yolks
30
Modified Food Starch
31
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
32
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
33
Smoked Ham With Water Added
34
Cured With Water
35
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
36
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
37
Brown Sugar
38
Sodium Phosphate
39
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
40
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
41
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
42
Process American Cheese
43
Cultured Milk
44
Skim Milk
45
Cream
46
Sodium Citrate
47
Annatto & Paprika
48
Color
49
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
50
Preservative
51
Soy Lecithin
52
Anti-stick Agent
53
Egg
54
Milk
55
Soy
56
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

English Muffin (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malt Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Yeast, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Corn Meal, Monocalcium Phosphate, DATEM, Ascorbic Acid, Vinegar, Salt, Soybean Oil, Calcium Propionate (Preservatives), Enzymes, Fumaric Acid, Monoglycerides, Potassium Sorbate), Egg Patty (Egg Whites, Egg Yolks, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid), Smoked Ham With Water Added (Cured With Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Dextrose, Salt, Potassium Lactate, Brown Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Process American Cheese (Cultured Milk, Skim Milk, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Annatto & Paprika (Color), Sodium Phosphate, Enzymes, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Soy Lecithin (Anti-Stick Agent)). Contains Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat.

Categories

Sandwiches Breakfast sandwich

High-score cross-brand comparables for Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich

Neighbours outside Kwik Trip with screening scores in the same high band as Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kwik Trip; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Ham, egg & cheese English muffin sandwich'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 0039779044748: 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.