Safe

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches

by Jimmy Dean

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077900490002 · Jimmy Dean · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077900490002 · Serving size 1 sandwich (128 g)

The verdict

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches by Jimmy Dean scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 53-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 53 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00490002 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Sodium Pyrophosphate PHOTO-FINISH Blue Plate, Real · ±0 BOOK-OFF …490002 · July 2026

17 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Pyrophosphate). Source sheet 00490002 · 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: Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise · Nearest score peer is Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Croissant Sausage, Egg & …100/1002. Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blue Plate, Real Mayonnai…100/1003. Real Mayonnaise: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Real Mayonnaise100/1004. Blue Plate, Light Mayonnaise With Greek Yogurt: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Blue Plate, Light Mayonna…100/1005. Real Mayonnaise: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Real Mayonnaise100/100
High-band neighbours for Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches (100/100) outside Jimmy Dean.
Chart values as text

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

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches
100/100
Blue Plate, Real Mayonnaise
100/100
Real Mayonnaise
100/100
Blue Plate, Light Mayonnaise With Greek Yogurt
100/100
Real Mayonnaise
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks 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

1
Enriched Bleached 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
Vegetable Oil
10
Palm Soybean
11
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Yeast
13
Soy Fiber
14
Eggs
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Mono-and Diglycerides
18
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
19
Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate
20
Preservatives
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Medium Chain Triglycerides
23
Natural And Artificial Flavor
24
Pork
25
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
26
Spices
27
Sodium Phosphates
28
Msg
29
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
30
Whole Eggs
31
Nonfat Milk
32
Soybean Oil
33
Corn Starch
34
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
35
Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor
36
Butter
37
Lipolyzed Butter Oil
38
Natural And Artificial Flavors
39
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
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Release Agent
42
Milk
43
Cheese Culture
44
Cream
45
Sodium Citrate
46
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
47
Sodium Pyrophosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
48
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
49
Preservative
50
Sodium Phosphate
51
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
52
Color Added
53
Enzymes

Full Ingredient List

Croissant: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (palm soybean), high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains 2% or less: soy fiber, eggs, salt, whey, mono-and diglycerides, maltodextrin, calcium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sugar, medium chain triglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin. fully cooked sausage patty: pork, water, contains 2% or less: potassium lactate, salt, sugar, spices, sodium phosphates, monosodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, caramel color. grilled egg patty: whole eggs, nonfat milk, soybean oil, modified corn starch, salt, xanthan gum, natural and artificial butter flavor (soybean oil, butter, lipolyzed butter oil, and natural and artificial flavors), citric acid, soy lecithin (release agent). pasteurized process american cheese: milk, water, cheese culture, cream, salt, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, sodium pyrophosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), sodium phosphate, citric acid, annatto (color added), soy lecithin, enzymes.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches

Neighbours outside Jimmy Dean with screening scores in the same high band as Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jimmy Dean; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Croissant Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0077900490002: 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.