Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick!, original

by Jimmy Dean

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick!, original 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.

Barcode
0077900335259
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 pancake n sausage (70 g)

What the Data Says About

Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick!, original 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, Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick!, original 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 Jimmy dean, pancakes & sausage on a stick!, original
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

1
Pancake Batter: Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Or Less: Soybean Oil
11
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
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Egg Yolks
14
Artificial Flavor
15
Leavening
16
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
17
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
18
Soy Lecithin
19
Nonfat Dry Milk
20
Cooked In Vegetable Oil. Fully Cooked Maple Sausage Link Made With Pork & Turkey
21
Bht & Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor: Pork
22
Mechanically Separated Turkey
23
Soy Protein Concentrate
24
Or Less: Salt
25
Spices
26
Natural And Artificial Maple Flavors
27
With Maltodextrin
28
Modified Food Starch
29
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Maple Syrup
31
Sodium Phosphate
32
Msg
33
Spice Extractives
34
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
35
BHT
Caution GRAS
36
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
37
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Pancake batter: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, contains 2% or less: soybean oil, dextrose, salt, dried egg yolks, artificial flavor, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk, 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.

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