Caution

Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese

by Breakfast Best

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041498134648 · Breakfast Best · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041498134648 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (130 g)

The verdict

Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese by Breakfast Best scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 46-component record, beginning with Unbleached Enriched 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 46 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

43/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

98134648 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 20% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Black cherry sparkling · ±0 BOOK-OFF …134648 · July 2026

19 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 98134648 · 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: Black cherry sparkling water beverage, black cherry · Nearest score peer is Black cherry sparkling water beverage, black cherry 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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sausage, egg & cheese bis…70/1002. Black cherry sparkling water beverage, black cherry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Black cherry sparkling wa…70/1003. Pepperoni Pizza Hot Stuffed Sandwiches: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni Pizza Hot Stuff…70/1004. Ham & Cheese Hot Stuffed Sandwiches: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ham & Cheese Hot Stuffed …70/1005. Croutons: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Croutons70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese (70/100 on 46 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese
70/100
Black cherry sparkling water beverage, black cherry
70/100
Pepperoni Pizza Hot Stuffed Sandwiches
70/100
Ham & Cheese Hot Stuffed Sandwiches
70/100
Croutons
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 80th percentile a longer ingredient list than 80% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 46 (80th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 46 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Unbleached Enriched 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
Palm Oil
11
Leavening
12
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
13
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
14
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
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
17
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
18
Milk
19
Buttermilk
20
Soybean Oil
21
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
23
Natural And Artificial Flavor
24
Guar Gum
25
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
26
Preservative
27
Pork
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Sodium Phosphate
30
Spice
31
Flavoring
32
BHA
Avoid GRAS
33
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
34
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
35
Whole Eggs
36
Dry Whole Milk
37
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
38
Soy Lecithin
39
Release Agent
40
Cultured Milk And Skim Milk
41
Cream
42
Sodium Citrate
43
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
44
For Color
45
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
46
Enzymes

Full Ingredient List

Biscuit: unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, contains 2% or less of the following: leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), sugar, dextrose, whey (milk), buttermilk, soybean oil, sodium caseinate, datem, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, sorbic acid (preservative). pork sausage patty: pork, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, spice, dextrose, flavoring, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid, caramel color. egg patty: whole eggs, water, dry whole milk, soybean oil, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, soy lecithin (release agent). process american sharp cheese: cultured milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, annatto (for color), sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), acetic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin.

Categories

Meals

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese

Neighbours outside Breakfast Best near Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Breakfast Best; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 46-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's 2 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 0041498134648: 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.