Stuffed Hash Browns Meat Lovers
by Jimmy Dean
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Stuffed Hash Browns Meat Lovers 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
Stuffed Hash Browns Meat Lovers 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, Stuffed Hash Browns Meat Lovers 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
Potatoes, water, cooked pork sausage crumbles (pork, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sugar, spices, natural flavor (with maltodextrin, succinic acid), sodium phosphates, caramel color), bleached wheat flour, shredded low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese: low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), potato starch and powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor), shredded mild cheddar cheese: cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)], potato starch and powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor), fully cooked diced ham water added [ham, cured with: water, dextrose, salt, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite], cottonseed oil, pasteurized processed cheese spread (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, skim milk, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, xanthan gum, sorbic acid [preservative]), fully cooked bacon toppings (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. may contain smoke flavoring), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), contains 2% or less: yellow corn flour, modified food starch, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, whey, wheat flour, salt, natural flavors, dextrose, methylcellulose, cheddar/parmesan/romano cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), butter flavor (whey, maltodextrin, salt, butter [cream, salt], annatto extract [color], turmeric extract [color]), iodized salt, yeast extract, sodium alginate, maltodextrin, modified cellulose, potato flavor (potato flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, salt, natural flavor, olive oil), apo-carotenal (color), mono - and diglycerides, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), spice, sodium phosphates, soybean oil, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), yeast, natural flavor, dried onion, eggs, nonfat milk, oleoresin of paprika, soy flour, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, dried garlic, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated pork stock, hydrolyzed soybean and corn protein, smoke flavor. breading set in vegetable oil.
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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