Bob evans, breakfast bakes ham & cheese hash browns

by Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms Inc

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Bob evans, breakfast bakes ham & cheese hash browns by Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms Inc 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
0075900006346
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PATTY (99 g)

What the Data Says About

Bob evans, breakfast bakes ham & cheese hash browns by Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms Inc 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, Bob evans, breakfast bakes ham & 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 Bob evans, breakfast bakes ham & cheese hash browns
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 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
Ham Water Added: Cured With Water
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Sodium Citrate
10
Sodium Phosphate
11
Brown Sugar
12
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
13
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
14
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
15
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese: Cheddar Cheese
16
Pasteurized Milk
17
Cheese Culture
18
Enzymes
19
Enzyme Modified Cheese
20
Water
21
Milkfat
22
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Cellulose Powder
24
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
25
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Color
27
Artificial Color
28
Organic Onions
29
Soybean Oil
30
Modified Food Starch
31
Potato Flakes
32
Cellulose Gum
33
Egg White Powder
34
Spice
35
Cheese Powder
36
Onion Powder
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
Guar Gum
39
Spice Extract
40
Ham Type Flavor: Ham Flavor
41
Ham Skins
42
Mono And Diglycerides
43
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
44
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
45
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Shredded potatoes: potatoes, dextrose, disodium pyrophsphate (to maintain color), potassium sorbate (to protect flavor), ham water added: cured with water, salt, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, brown sugar, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, 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, ham type flavor: ham flavor (contains salt, ham skins, mono and diglycerides, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, hickory smoke flavor, xanthan gum), lactose, sugar.

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