Caution

Meat Lovers

by Jimmy Dean Skillets

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077900001147 · Jimmy Dean Skillets. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077900001147 · Serving size 0.75 cup (112 g)

The verdict

Meat Lovers by Jimmy Dean Skillets scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Diced Dehydrated Potatoes, Vegetable Oil Blend, Soybean Oil. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 43 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0077900001147
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

57/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

00001147 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Meat Lovers label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Biscuit and gravey · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001147 · July 2026

13 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00001147 · 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: Biscuit and gravey meat lover · Nearest score peer is Biscuit and gravey meat lover 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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Meat Lovers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Meat Lovers80/1002. Biscuit and gravey meat lover: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Biscuit and gravey meat l…80/1003. Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pancakes & Sausage on a S…80/1004. Ham & Cheddar Simple Scrambles: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ham & Cheddar Simple Scra…80/1005. Simple Scrambles Meat Lovers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Simple Scrambles Meat Lov…80/100
High-band neighbours for Meat Lovers (80/100) outside Jimmy Dean Skillets.
Chart values as text

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

Meat Lovers
80/100
Biscuit and gravey meat lover
80/100
Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original
80/100
Ham & Cheddar Simple Scrambles
80/100
Simple Scrambles Meat Lovers
80/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Meat Lovers lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (95th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Diced Dehydrated Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil Blend
3
Soybean Oil
4
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
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
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
7
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
8
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
9
Red Bell Pepper
10
Green Bell Pepper
11
Onion
12
Canola Oil
13
Garlic Powder
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Natural Flavors
16
Rosemary Extract
17
Fully Cooked Sausage Crumbles
18
Pork
19
Chicken
20
Mechanically Separated Chicken
21
Water
22
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
23
Red Bell Pepper
24
Spices
25
Sodium Phosphates
26
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
28
Natural Flavor
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Milk
31
Cheese Cultures
32
Enzymes
33
Cream
34
Sodium Phosphate
35
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
36
Paprika Extract
37
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Bacon Bits
41
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
42
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
43
Smoke Flavoring

Full Ingredient List

diced potatoes, vegetable oil blend, soybean oil, maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, onion, maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, canola oil, garlic powder, soybean oil, sugar, natural flavors, rosemary extract, fully cooked sausage crumbles, pork, chicken, mechanically separated chicken, water, oat fiber, salt, sugar, dehydrated red bell pepper, spices, sodium phosphates, caramel color, maltodextrin, succinic acid, natural flavor, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, water, cream, sodium phosphate, annatto, paprika extract, potato starch, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, bacon bits, water, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, smoke flavoring

Other products containing Fully Cooked Sausage Crumbles

Fully Cooked Sausage Crumbles 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 Meat Lovers

Neighbours outside Jimmy Dean Skillets with screening scores in the same high band as Meat Lovers (80/100 here). No other Jimmy Dean Skillets products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Meat Lovers's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Meat Lovers's 2 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 0077900001147: 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.