Sausage Breakfast Bowl

by Great Value

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Sausage Breakfast Bowl by Great Value receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0078742028644
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BOWL (198 g)

What the Data Says About

Sausage Breakfast Bowl by Great Value carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Sausage Breakfast Bowl 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 D 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 Sausage Breakfast Bowl
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Diced Dehydrated Potatoes
2
Potatoes
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Soybean
5
Cottonseed Oil
6
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
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
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
9
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
10
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
11
To Maintain Color
12
Precooked Scrambled Eggs
13
Whole Eggs
14
Skim Milk
15
Soybean Oil
16
Corn Starch
17
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
18
Liquid Pepper Extract
19
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
20
Artificial Butter Flavor
21
Butter
22
Lipolyzed Butter Fat
23
Natural Flavors
24
Artificial Flavors
25
Cooked Pork Sausage Crumbles
26
Pork
27
Water
28
Or Less Of: Salt
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Spices
31
Natural Flavor
32
With Maltodextrin
33
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
34
Sodium Phosphates
35
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
36
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
37
Pasteurized Milk
38
Cheese Cultures
39
Enzymes
40
Annatto Extract
41
Color
42
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
43
To Prevent Caking
44
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
45
Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

Diced potatoes (potatoes, vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed oil], maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate [to maintain color]), precooked scrambled eggs (whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, modified corn starch, xanthan gum, liquid pepper extract, salt, citric acid, artificial butter flavor [soybean oil, butter, lipolyzed butter fat, flavors, artificial flavors]), cooked pork sausage crumbles (pork, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sugar, spices, natural flavor [with maltodextrin, succinic acid], sodium phosphates, caramel color), shredded cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract [color], cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [mold inhibitor]), water.

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