Sausage & Gravy Breakfast Bowl

by Great Value

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Sausage & Gravy 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
0078742028651
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bowl (198 g)

What the Data Says About

Sausage & Gravy 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 & Gravy 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 C 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 & Gravy 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 C 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
Cotton Seed 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 And Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
10
To Maintain Color
11
Gravy
12
Water
13
Corn Starch
14
Cream Solids
15
Soybean Oil
16
Buttermilk Powder
17
Nonfat Milk
18
Hydrolyzed Corn And Soy Protein
19
Spices
20
Yeast Extract
21
Butter
22
Cream
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
Precooked Scrambled Eggs
25
Whole Eggs
26
Skim Milk
27
Liquid Pepper Extract
28
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
29
Artificial Butter Flavor
30
Lipolyzed Butter Fat
31
Natural Flavors
32
Artificial Flavors
33
Cooked Pork Sausage Crumbles
34
Pork
35
Or Less Of: Salt
36
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Natural Flavor
38
With Maltodextrin
39
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
40
Sodium Phosphates
41
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk
44
Cheese Cultures
45
Enzymes
46
Annatto Extract
47
Color
48
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
49
To Prevent Caking
50
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
51
Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

Diced potatoes (potatoes, vegetable oil [soybean and/or cotton seed oil], maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate [to maintain color]), gravy (water, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, cream solids, soybean oil, buttermilk powder, nonfat milk, salt, hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, spices, yeast extract, butter [cream, salt], xanthan gum), 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]).

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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