Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick

by Sara Lee Foods

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick by 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
0077900335266
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PANCAKE N SAUSAGE (71 g)

What the Data Says About

Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick by 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, Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick 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 E 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 Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick
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 E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Pancake: Enriched 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Or Less: Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And Cottonseed Oil
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
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
Leavening
13
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
14
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
15
Egg Yolk
16
Soy Lecithin
17
Nonfat Dry Milk
18
Water
19
Natural And Artificial Flavored Apple Cinnamon Bits
20
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Corn Cereal
22
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
23
Cottonseed
24
Soybean
25
Modified Food Starch
26
Apple
27
Cinnamon
28
Natural And Artificial Flavor
29
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
30
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
Yellow #6
32
Yellow #5
33
Bht & Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor: Pork
34
Mechanically Separated Turkey
35
Soy Protein Concentrate
36
Or Less: Salt
37
Spices
38
Natural And Artificial Maple Flavors
39
With Maltodextrin
40
Maple Syrup
41
Sodium Phosphate
42
Msg
43
Spices Extractives
44
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
45
BHT
Caution GRAS
46
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
47
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Pancake: enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, contains 2% or less: partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oil, salt, dextrose, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dried egg yolk, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk, water, natural and artificial flavored apple cinnamon bits (sugar, corn syrup, corn cereal, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and/or soybean], modified food starch, dried apple, cinnamon, natural and artificial flavor, malic acid, caramel color, yellow #6, yellow #5). 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, spices extractives, potassium lactate, bht, citric acid, sodium diacetate

Categories

Meals

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