Caution

Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers

by Jimmy Dean

Scores 80/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis - 2 flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0077900706165

The verdict

Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers by Jimmy Dean scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
flagged ingredients of 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0077900706165
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

What the Data Says About Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers

Breakfast Bowl 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Breakfast Bowl 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

Composite safety metrics for Breakfast Bowl Meat Lovers
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
Diced Potatoes: Potatoes
2
Soybean Oil
3
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
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
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
6
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate And Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
7
To Maintain Color
8
Fully Cooked Sausage Crumble
9
Made With Pork And Chicken: Pork. Mechanicali Separated Chicken
10
Water
11
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
12
Or Less Of The Following: Salt
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Pork Stock
15
Chili Pepper
16
Spice Sodium Phosphates
17
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
18
Natural Flavor
19
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
20
Pre-cooked Scrambled Eggs: Whole Eggs
21
Sh Milk
22
Corn Starch
23
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
24
Liquid Pepper Extract
25
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
26
Artificial Butter Flavor
27
Soybean Butter
28
Lipolyzed Butter Fat
29
Natural Flavors And Artificial Flavors
30
Cheddar Cheese: Pasteurized Milk
31
Cheese Cultures
32
Enzy Annatto
33
Vegetable Color
34
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
35
To Prevent Caking
36
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
37
A Natural Mold Inhibitor
38
Fully Co Bacon Bits: Bacon
39
Cured With Water
40
Sodium Phosphates
41
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
43
Smoke Flavo
44
Egg
45
Milk
46
Bioengineered Food Ingredients The Hillshire Brands Company
47
Chicago
48
Il 60607 Usa 52021 Tyson Foods
49
Inc

Full Ingredient List

diced potatoes: potatoes, soybean oil, maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain color), fully cooked sausage crumble, made with pork and chicken: pork. mechanicali separated chicken, water, oat fiber, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, sugar, dehydrated pork stock, chili pepper, spice sodium phosphates, caramel color, natural flavor, maltodextrin, succinic acid, pre-cooked scrambled eggs: whole eggs, sh milk, soybean oil, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, liquid pepper extract, salt, citric acid, artificial butter flavor (soybean butter, lipolyzed butter fat, flavors and artificial flavors), cheddar cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzy annatto (vegetable color), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor), water, fully co bacon bits: bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), smoke flavo contains: egg, milk. contains bioengineered food ingredients the hillshire brands company, chicago, il 60607 usa 52021 tyson foods, inc.

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.