Breakfast bakes sausage, egg, cheese & hash browns

by Bob Evans

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Breakfast bakes sausage, egg, cheese & hash browns by Bob Evans 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
0075900006292
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PATTY (99 g)

What the Data Says About

Breakfast bakes sausage, egg, cheese & hash browns by Bob Evans 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, Breakfast bakes sausage, egg, cheese & hash browns 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 Breakfast bakes sausage, egg, cheese & hash browns
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
Shredded Potatoes: Potatoes
2
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
3
Disodium Pyrophsphate
4
To Maintain Color
5
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
6
To Protect Flavor
7
Pork Sausage: Pork
8
Water
9
Seasoning
10
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Cane Sugar
12
Flavorings
13
Spices
14
Natural Flavor
15
Scramble Egg: Whole Eggs
16
Corn Starch
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
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
19
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
20
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese: Cheddar Cheese
21
Pasteurized Milk
22
Cheese Culture
23
Enzymes
24
Enzyme Modified Cheese
25
Milkfat
26
Sodium Phosphate
27
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Cellulose Powder
29
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
31
Color
32
Artificial Color
33
Organic Onions
34
Soybean Oil
35
Modified Food Starch
36
Potato Flakes
37
Cellulose Gum
38
Egg White Powder
39
Spice
40
Cheese Powder
41
Onion Powder
42
Guar Gum
43
Spice Extract

Full Ingredient List

Shredded potatoes: potatoes, dextrose, disodium pyrophsphate (to maintain color), potassium sorbate (to protect flavor), pork sausage: pork, water, seasoning (sea salt, cane sugar, natural flavorings, spices), natural flavor, scramble egg: whole eggs, modified corn starch, salt, citric acid, xanthan gum, pasteurized process cheddar cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), enzyme modified cheese (pasteurized milk, water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate), water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, cellulose powder, salt, sodium hexametaphosphate, annatto (color), artificial color, onions, water, soybean oil, modified food starch, dried potato flakes, salt, modified cellulose gum, egg white powder, spice, cheese powder, onion powder, xanthan gum, guar gum, spice extract.

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