Sausage egg and cheese on a croissant
by Jimmy Dean
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Sausage egg and cheese on a croissant by Jimmy Dean receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Sausage egg and cheese on a croissant by Jimmy Dean carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Sausage egg and cheese on a croissant 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Full Ingredient List
enriched wheat flour, water, palm oil, butter, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, sugar, wheat gluten, nonfat milk, salt, contains 2% or less of the following: eggs, dextrose, mono and diglycerides, soy flour, datem, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium sulfate, ascorbic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, yellow corn flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto and paprika extract), water, egg, whole milk, nonfat dry milk, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, black pepper, white pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, annatto and paprika extract (color), pork, water, salt, spices, dextrose, sugar, monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphate, flavoring, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, soy protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, caramel color, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto and paprika extract), butter (cream, salt), margarine (vegetable oil blend [palm, canola, soybean], water, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin A palmitate), cream, modified food starch, sodium citrate, annatto and paprika extract (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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