Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns breakfast bakes

by Bob Evans

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns breakfast bakes by Bob Evans receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.

Barcode
0075900006278
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PATTY (99 g)

What the Data Says About

Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns breakfast bakes by Bob Evans carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns breakfast bakes 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 B 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 Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns breakfast bakes
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Hash Browns
2
Potatoes
3
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
4
Disodium Pyrophosphate
5
Added To Maintain Color
6
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
7
Added To Maintain Freshness
8
Scrambled Eggs
9
Whole Eggs
10
Corn Starch
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
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
14
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
15
Cheddar Cheese
16
Cultured Milk
17
Enzymes
18
Milkfat
19
Water
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Preservative
22
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
23
Color
24
Seasoning
25
Modified Food Starch
26
Potato Flakes
27
Cellulose Gum
28
Egg White Powder
29
Spice
30
Cheese Powder
31
Onion Powder
32
Guar Gum
33
Spice Extract
34
Organic Onions
35
Bacon
36
Pork Cured With Water
37
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
39
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
40
Soybean Oil
41
Bacon Type Flavor
42
Natural Pork Flavor
43
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
44
Mono And Diglycerides
45
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
46
Bacon Fat

Full Ingredient List

Hash browns (potatoes, dextrose, disodium pyrophosphate [added to maintain color], potassium sorbate [added to maintain freshness]), scrambled eggs (whole eggs, modified corn starch, salt, citric acid, xanthan gum), pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], milkfat, water, sodium phosphate, salt, potassium sorbate [preservative], annatto [color]), seasoning (modified food starch, dried potato flakes, salt, modified cellulose gum, egg white powder, spice, cheese powder, onion powder, xanthan gum, guar gum, spice extract), onions, water, bacon (pork cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), soybean oil, bacon type flavor (pork flavor [hickory smoke flavor, mono and diglycerides, disodium inosinate and guanylate, xanthan gum], bacon fat, salt).

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