Bob Evans Breakfast Bake

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Bob Evans Breakfast Bake 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
0075900047394
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Bob Evans Breakfast Bake 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, Bob Evans Breakfast Bake 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 Bake
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
Country Gravy With Sausage
2
Water
3
Cooked Sausage
4
Pork
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spices
7
Msg
8
Gravy Mix
9
Food Starch-modified
10
Palm Oil
11
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
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
Corn Syrup Solids
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
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
22
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
23
Corn
24
Soy
25
And Wheat Gluten
26
Color Added. Sodium Citrate
27
Black Pepper
28
Monoglycerides. Carrageenan
29
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
30
Natural And Artificial Flavor. Potassium Chloride
31
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
32
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
33
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
34
Precooked Scrambled Eggs
35
Whole Eggs
36
Skim Milk
37
Soybean Oil
38
Corn Starch
39
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
40
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
41
Cooked Potatoes
42
Potatoes
43
Dextrose. Potassium Sorbate
44
Preservative
45
Disodium Pyrophosphate To Maintain Color
46
Cheddar Cheese
47
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
48
Enzymes
49
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
50
Vegetable Color

Full Ingredient List

country gravy with sausage (water, cooked sausage (pork, salt, spices, monosodium glutamate), gravy mix (food starch-modified, palm oil, maltodextrin, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, contains less than 2% sodium caseinate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, and wheat gluten) color added. sodium citrate, black pepper, monoglycerides. carrageenan, autolyzed yeast extract, natural and artificial flavor. potassium chloride, high oleic sunflower oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate)), precooked scrambled eggs (whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, corn starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid), cooked potatoes (potatoes, dextrose. potassium sorbate (preservative), disodium pyrophosphate to maintain color), cheddar cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)).

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