Mini cheeseburgers
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Mini cheeseburgers receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Mini cheeseburgers carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Mini cheeseburgers 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked beef pattie crumble (beef hamburger, water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, caramel color], seasoning [salt, dextrose, hydrolyzed soy protein, onion powder, sodium phosphate, spices], soy protein concentrate, salt, natural flavor), part skim mozzarella cheese with modified food starch (part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, flavor, annatto), imitation cheddar cheese (water, modified food starch, casein, soybean oil, whey, contains 2% or less of salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium citrate, natural flavor, sorbic acid [preservative], artificial color), seasoning (corn maltodextrin, whey, sugar, salt, onion powder, buttermilk powder, tomato powder, palm oil, granular cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], corn syrup solids, sunflower oil, dehydrated mustard [vinegar, mustard seed, salt, extractives of turmeric], autolyzed yeast extract, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, citric acid, spice, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], lactic acid, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate and guanylate, sodium caseinate, extractives of paprika, extractives of turmeric, ascorbic acid and tocopherols [antioxidants]), sugar, contains less than 2% of: partially hydrogenated soybean oil, yeast, modified food starch, salt, dough conditioner (calcium sulfate, distilled monoglycerides, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes, ascorbic acid, citric acid, bht), sodium stearoyl lactylate, dried egg whites, soy flour.
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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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