Caution

Biscuit and gravey meat lover

by Jimmy Dean’s

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077900002243 · Jimmy Dean’s. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077900002243 · Serving size 1 package (215 g)

The verdict

Biscuit and gravey meat lover by Jimmy Dean’s scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 69 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 69-component record, beginning with Water, Cooked Pork Sausage, Pork. 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 69 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0077900002243
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.

00002243 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Biscuit and gravey meat lover label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 69 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Pancakes & Sausage · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002243 · July 2026

23 of 69 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00002243 · 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: Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original · Nearest score peer is Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original 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. Biscuit and gravey meat lover: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Biscuit and gravey meat l…80/1002. Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick Original: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pancakes & Sausage on a S…80/1003. Ham & Cheddar Simple Scrambles: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ham & Cheddar Simple Scra…80/1004. Simple Scrambles Meat Lovers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Simple Scrambles Meat Lov…80/1005. Meat Lovers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Meat Lovers80/100
High-band neighbours for Biscuit and gravey meat lover (80/100) outside Jimmy Dean’s.
Chart values as text

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

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
Meat Lovers
80/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Biscuit and gravey meat lover lists 69 ingredients on its label

69 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 69 (99th 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 69 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cooked Pork Sausage
3
Pork
4
Seasoning
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spices
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Msg
9
Or Less Of Potassium Lactate
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Sodium Phosphate
12
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
13
Beef Fat
14
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
15
Bacon Cured With Water
16
Smoke Flavoring
17
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
18
Modified Food Starch
19
Milk
20
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Vitamin D Added
22
Canola Oil
23
Chicken Fat
24
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
25
Corn Syrup Solids
26
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
27
Yeast Extract
28
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
29
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
30
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
31
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
32
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
33
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
34
Natural Butter Flavor
35
Onion Powder
36
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
37
Mono
38
Diglycerides
39
Spice Extractive
40
Buttermilk Biscuit
41
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
42
Malted Barley Flour
43
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Reduced Iron
45
Thiamin Mononitrate
46
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
48
Palm Oil
49
Buttermilk
50
Soy Fiber
51
Leavening
52
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
53
Monocalcium Phosphate
54
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
55
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
56
Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor
57
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
58
Enzyme Modified Butter
59
Butter
60
Cream
61
Enzymes
62
Annatto Extract
63
Color
64
Turmeric Extract
65
Natural And Artificial Flavor
66
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
67
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
68
Preservative
69
Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor

Full Ingredient List

water, cooked pork sausage, pork, seasoning, salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate, water, contains 2% or less of potassium lactate, caramel color, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, beef fat, whey, bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, smoke flavoring, sodium nitrite, may contain natural smoke flavoring, sugar, food starch modified, milk, whey protein concentrate, vitamin d added, canola oil, chicken fat, coconut oil, corn syrup solids, datem, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar, spices, salt, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, nisin preparation, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natural butter flavor, onion powder, xanthan gum, mono , diglycerides, spice extractive, buttermilk biscuit, water, enriched bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, palm oil, dried buttermilk, contains 2% or less: soy fiber, sugar, leavening, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, dextrose, salt, natural and artificial butter flavor, natural butter flavor, maltodextrin, enzyme modified butter, butter, cream, salt, enzymes, annatto extract, color, turmeric extract, color, natural and artificial flavor, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, preservative, datem, natural and artificial sautéed butter type flavor, maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavor, annatto extract, color, turmeric extract, color, xanthan gum

Other products containing Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor

Natural And Artificial Sautéed Butter Type Flavor 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 Biscuit and gravey meat lover

Neighbours outside Jimmy Dean’s with screening scores in the same high band as Biscuit and gravey meat lover (80/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Jimmy Dean’s; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Biscuit and gravey meat lover's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 69-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Biscuit and gravey meat lover'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 0077900002243: 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.