Caution

Smoked Sausage Sandwich

by Jimmy Dean

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077900365287 · Jimmy Dean · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077900365287 · Serving size 173 g (173 g)

The verdict

Smoked Sausage Sandwich by Jimmy Dean scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 96 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 96-component record, beginning with Pork, Water, Beef. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 96 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00365287 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Smoked Sausage Sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 96 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Pancakes And Sausage · ±0 BOOK-OFF …365287 · July 2026

28 of 96 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 00365287 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick · Nearest score peer is Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Smoked Sausage Sandwich: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Smoked Sausage Sandwich80/1002. Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pancakes And Sausage On A…80/1003. Biscuit and gravey meat lover: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Biscuit and gravey meat l…80/1004. Meat Lovers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Meat Lovers80/1005. 4 pk Assorted Yeast Raised Donuts: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. 4 pk Assorted Yeast Raise…80/100
High-band neighbours for Smoked Sausage Sandwich (80/100) outside Jimmy Dean.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Smoked Sausage Sandwich
80/100
Pancakes And Sausage On A Stick
80/100
Biscuit and gravey meat lover
80/100
Meat Lovers
80/100
4 pk Assorted Yeast Raised Donuts
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Smoked Sausage Sandwich scores 12.4 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.4/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meats and their products products

Smoked Sausage Sandwich lists 96 ingredients on its label

96 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 96 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,159 Meats and their products products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 96 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pork
2
Water
3
Beef
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
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
6
Corn Starch
7
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
8
Flavorings
9
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
10
Sodium Phosphate
11
Monosaodium Glutamate
12
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
13
Tricaclium Phosphate
14
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
15
Enrixhed Bleached Wheat Flour
16
Bleached Wheat Flour
17
Malted Barley Flour
18
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Reduced Iron
20
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Yeast
25
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
26
Calcium Perxide
27
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
28
Sunflower Oil
29
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
30
Natural Flavors
31
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
32
Preservative
33
Distilled
34
Mono-glycerides
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
Soy Fiber
38
Gum Arabic
39
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
40
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
Enzymes
42
Alpha-amylase And Xylanase
43
Palm Olein
44
Sodium Citrate
45
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
46
Acacia Gum
47
Calcium Phosphate
48
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
French Onion Sauce
50
Dehydrated Onion Soup
51
Onion
52
Hydrolyzed Protein
53
Corn
54
Soy
55
Dried Beef Stock
56
Brown Sugar
57
Onion Juice
58
White Wine Concentrate
59
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
60
Gluten
61
Tomato Powder
62
Onion Powder
63
Canola Oil
64
Molasses
65
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
66
Safflower Oil
67
Beef Fat
68
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
69
Spics
70
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
71
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
72
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
73
Food Starch-modified
74
Balsamic Vinegar
75
White Vinegar
76
Concentrated Grape Must
77
Butter
78
Cream
79
Natural Flavor
80
Onion Puree
81
Onions Evaporated Cane Juice
82
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
83
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
84
Soybean Oil
85
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
86
Preservatives
87
Torula Yeast Extract
88
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
89
Green Bell-pepper
90
Red Bell Pepper
91
Caramelized Onions
92
Yellow Onions
93
Evaporated Cane Juice
94
Pasteurized Milk
95
Cheese Cultures
96
Salt And Enzymes

Full Ingredient List

Spit smoked sausage: pork, water, beef, contains 2 % or less: salt, corn syrup, modified corn starch, potassium lactate, flavorings, dextrose, sodium phosphate, monosaodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, tricaclium phosphate, ascorbic acid, sodium nitrite country bun: enrixhed bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains 2% or less: calcium sulfate, salt, calcium perxide, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, sunflower oil, coconut oil, natural flavors, calcium propionate (preservative), distilled) mono-glycerides,bht, citric acid, soy fiber, gum arabic, modified potato starch, wheat starch, enzymes [alpha-amylase and xylanase], palm olein, sodium citrate, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, acacia gum, ascorbic acid, calcium phosphate, wheat gluten, peppers and onions in french onions sauce: french onion sauce (water, dehydrated onion soup (dehydrated onion, salt, hydrolyzed protein [corn, soy], dehydrated beef stock, dextrose, brown sugar, maltodextrin, onion juice, white wine concentrate, autolyzed yeast extract [contains gluten], tomato powder, onion powder, canola oil, molasses, caramel color, safflower oil, natural flavors, modified corn starch, beef fat, lactic acid, spics, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, sugar, citric acid, torula yeast), food starch-modified, balsamic vinegar (white vinegar, grape must, caramel color), butter (cream, natural flavor), onion puree (onions evaporated cane juice, sea salt), sugar, salt, phosphoric acid, soybean oil, natural flavor, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), torula yeast extract, xanthan gum), green bell-pepper, red bell pepper, caramelized onions (yellow onions, evaporated cane juice, sea salt, caramel color, natural flavor), provolone cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes.

Other products containing Alpha-amylase And Xylanase

Alpha-amylase And Xylanase is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Meats Prepared meats Sausages Smoked sausages

High-score cross-brand comparables for Smoked Sausage Sandwich

Neighbours outside Jimmy Dean with screening scores in the same high band as Smoked Sausage Sandwich (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jimmy Dean; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Smoked Sausage Sandwich's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 96-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Smoked Sausage Sandwich's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0077900365287: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.