Hot Sausage & Salsa Verde Breakfast Bowl

by Jimmy Dean

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Hot Sausage & Salsa Verde Breakfast Bowl by Jimmy Dean 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
0077900001413
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Hot Sausage & Salsa Verde Breakfast Bowl by Jimmy Dean 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, Hot Sausage & Salsa Verde Breakfast Bowl 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 Hot Sausage & Salsa Verde Breakfast Bowl
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
Diced Potatoes: Potatoes
2
Soybean Oil
3
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
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
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
6
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate And Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
7
To Maintain Color
8
Pre-cooked Scrambled Eggs: Whole Eggs
9
Skim Milk
10
Corn Starch
11
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
12
Liquid Pepper Extract
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
Artificial Butter Flavor
15
Butter
16
Lipolyzed Butter Fat
17
Natural Flavors And Artificial Flavors
18
Vegetable Blend: Onions
19
Black Beans
20
Green Peppers
21
Red Peppers
22
Roasted Corn
23
Milk
24
Cheese Cultu2
25
Jalapeno Peppers Phosphate
26
Sodium Lactic Acid
27
So Cellulose
28
Anti-cak Fully Cooked Hot Bac Mbles: Pork
29
Water
30
Or Less Df C Coouing: Caramel Color
31
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Potasium Lactate
33
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Spice Extractive
35
Spices
36
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Salsa Verde: Green Tomato
38
Jalapeno Pepper
39
White Distilled Vinegar
40
Food Starch-modified
41
Onion
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
44
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
45
Spice
46
Paprika
47
Color
48
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
49
Egg
50
Bioengineered Food Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

diced potatoes: potatoes, soybean oil, maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain color), pre-cooked scrambled eggs: whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, liquid pepper extract, salt, citric acid, artificial butter flavor (soybean oil, butter, lipolyzed butter fat, flavors and artificial flavors), vegetable blend: onions, black beans, green peppers, red peppers, roasted corn, processed american ng d cneese: american cheese (milk, cheese cultu2 , jalapeno peppers phosphate, sodium lactic acid, so cellulose (anti-cak fully cooked hot bac mbles: pork, water, contains 2% or less df c coouing: caramel color, potassium chloride, potasium lactate, salt, sodium diacetate, spice extractive, spices, sugar, salsa verde: green tomato, water, jalapeno pepper, white distilled vinegar, food starch-modified, dehydrated onion, salt, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, spice, paprika (color), citric acid, ascorbic acid, water. contains: egg, milk. contains bioengineered food ingredients

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