French Toast & Sausage

by Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee Foods

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

French Toast & Sausage by Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee Foods 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.

Barcode
0077900137761
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 french toast & sausage (70 g)

What the Data Says About

French Toast & Sausage by Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee Foods 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, French Toast & Sausage 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for French Toast & Sausage
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 D OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Batter: Water
2
Enriched Bleached Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Cinnamon Flavored Bits
11
Corn Cereal
12
Yellow Corn Flour
13
Cinnamon
14
And Soybean Oil
15
Or Less: Cinnamon
16
Egg Whites
17
Leavening
18
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
19
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
20
Skim Milk
21
Bht & Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor: Pork
22
Mechanically Separated Turkey
23
Water
24
Soy Protein Concentrate
25
Or Less: Salt
26
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
27
Spices
28
Natural And Artificial Maple Flavors
29
With Maltodextrin
30
Modified Food Starch
31
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
32
Maple Syrup
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Msg
35
Spice Extractives
36
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
37
BHT
Caution GRAS
38
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
39
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Batter: water, enriched bleached flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, cinnamon flavored bits [sugar, wheat flour, corn cereal (yellow corn flour), cinnamon, and soybean oil], contains 2% or less: cinnamon, egg whites, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), skim milk, sucralose. cooked in vegetable oil. fully cooked maple sausage link made with pork & turkey, bht & citric acid added to help protect flavor: pork, mechanically separated turkey, water, sugar, soy protein concentrate, contains 2% or less: salt, dextrose, spices, natural and artificial maple flavors (with maltodextrin, modified food starch, caramel color, dextrose, maple syrup), sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, spice extractives, potassium lactate, bht, citric acid, sodium diacetate.

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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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