Homestyle pork sausage gravy & biscuits, homestyle

by Bob Evans

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Homestyle pork sausage gravy & biscuits, homestyle by Bob Evans receives a safety score of 95/100 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
0075900013511
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BISCUIT, 1/2 CUP GRAVY (189 g)

What the Data Says About

Homestyle pork sausage gravy & biscuits, homestyle by Bob Evans carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 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, Homestyle pork sausage gravy & biscuits, homestyle 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 Homestyle pork sausage gravy & biscuits, homestyle
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 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
Sausage Gravy
2
Water
3
Pork Sausage
4
Pork
5
Seasoning
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Spices
8
Msg
9
Gravy Mix
10
Palm Oil
11
Modified Food Starch
12
Enriched Bleached Flour
13
Wheat Flour
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Iron
16
Thiamin Mononitrate
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
20
Corn Syrup Solids
21
Yeast Extract
22
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
23
Tomato Powder
24
Pepper
25
Color Added
26
Monoglycerides
27
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
28
Turmeric
29
Paprika
30
Natural Flavors
31
Cultured Dextrose
32
Biscuit
33
Bleached Enriched Flour
34
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Buttermilk
36
Cultured Low Fat Milk
37
Modified Food Starch
38
Sodium Citrate
39
Carob Bean Gum
40
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
41
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Vitamin D3
43
Biscuit Concentrate
44
Leavening
45
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
46
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
47
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
48
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
49
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
50
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
51
Soybean
52
Cottonseed Oil
53
Guar Gum
54
Shortening
55
Soy Lecithin
56
Artificial Flavor
57
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
58
Color
59
Artificial Butter Flavor
60
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Sausage gravy (water, pork sausage [pork, seasoning (salt, spices, monosodium glutamate)] gravy mix [palm oil, modified food starch, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, salt, yeast extract, monosodium glutamate, contains less than 2%: sodium caseinate, tomato powder, pepper, color added, monoglycerides, dextrose, turmeric, paprika, natural flavors], cultured dextrose), biscuit (bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], buttermilk [cultured low fat milk, food starch, salt, sodium citrate, carob bean gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3], palm oil, biscuit concentrate [leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, sugar, dextrose, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), calcium propionate, calcium sulfate, soybean and/or cottonseed oil, guar gum], shortening [palm oil, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, beta-carotene (color)], artificial butter flavor, potassium sorbate).

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