Caution

Breakfast sausage

by Johnsonville

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077782016734 · Johnsonville. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077782016734

The verdict

Breakfast sausage by Johnsonville scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 31 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 31-component record, beginning with Pork, Water And Less Than Cooked Links, 55g. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 31 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0077782016734
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

82016734 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Breakfast sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 31 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Mushroom & swiss · ±0 BOOK-OFF …016734 · July 2026

5 of 31 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 82016734 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Mushroom & swiss cheese smoked sausage · Nearest score peer is Mushroom & swiss cheese smoked sausage at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Breakfast sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Breakfast sausage85/1002. Mushroom & swiss cheese smoked sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mushroom & swiss cheese s…85/1003. Johnsonville, italian sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Johnsonville, italian sau…85/1004. Garlic summer sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Garlic summer sausage85/1005. Gold Gluten Free Mini Cupcakes With Sprinkles: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gold Gluten Free Mini Cup…85/100
High-band neighbours for Breakfast sausage (85/100) outside Johnsonville.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Breakfast sausage
85/100
Mushroom & swiss cheese smoked sausage
85/100
Johnsonville, italian sausage
85/100
Garlic summer sausage
85/100
Gold Gluten Free Mini Cupcakes With Sprinkles
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Breakfast sausage lists 31 ingredients on its label

31 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 31 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 31 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pork
2
Water And Less Than Cooked Links
3
55g
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Pork Broth With Ontainer 14 Natural Flavorings
6
Maple Syrup
7
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
8
Natural Flavors
9
Savory Maple And Spice Rving Calories From Fat 120 Extractives
10
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
11
Natural Flavor
12
BHA
Avoid GRAS
13
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
14
Collagen Casing 3g Fat 4
15
Poulty
16
For Your Protection
17
Follow These Safe Handling Instructions
18
Keep Refrigerated Or O Frozen
19
Thaw In Refrigerator Or Microwave
20
O Keep Hot Foods Hot
21
Refrigerate Leftovers Immědiately Or Discard
22
13% Omg Drate 2g 20% 1% Keep Raw Meat And Poulty Separate - From Other Foods
23
Wash Working Surfaces
24
Including Cutting Boards
25
Utensils And Hands After Töuching Raw Meat Or Poultry
26
Cook Thoroughly
27
Er 0g 0% % • Vitamin C 0% % • Iron 4% Are Based On A 2
28
Dist
29
Eboygan Falls
30
Sa Recipes @Johnsonville
31
Com 16088 0518b 77782 01673sausage

Full Ingredient List

pork, water and less than cooked links (55g) 2% of the following: salt, pork broth with ontainer 14 natural flavorings, maple syrup, corn syrup, natural flavors (savory maple and spice rving calories from fat 120 extractives), dextrose, natural flavor, bha, % daily value propyl gallate, citric acid, collagen casing 3g fat 4,5g 20% gluten - free 23% 0g 1 40mg safe handling instructions this product was prepared from inspected and passed meat and/or poulty, some food products may contain bacteria that could cause illness i the product is míshandled or cooked impróperly, for your protection, follow these safe handling instructions, keep refrigerated or o frozen, thaw in refrigerator or microwave, o keep hot foods hot, refrigerate leftovers immědiately or discard, 13% omg drate 2g 20% 1% keep raw meat and poulty separate - from other foods, wash working surfaces (including cutting boards), utensils and hands after töuching raw meat or poultry, cook thoroughly, er 0g 0% % • vitamin c 0% % • iron 4% are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, c, dist, eboygan falls, wi 53085 comments? keep package all: 1-888-556-2728, sa recipes @johnsonville,com 16088 0518b 77782 01673sausage

Other products containing Thaw In Refrigerator Or Microwave

Thaw In Refrigerator Or Microwave is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Breakfast sausage

Neighbours outside Johnsonville with screening scores in the same high band as Breakfast sausage (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Johnsonville; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Breakfast sausage's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 31-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Breakfast sausage's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0077782016734: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.