Big burly breakfast sandwich
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Big burly breakfast sandwich 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.
What the Data Says About
Big burly breakfast sandwich 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, Big burly breakfast sandwich 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
Fully cooked chicken breast patty with rib meat chopped and formed: chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, natural flavorings, yeast extract, chicken fat, corn syrup solids, canola oil, soybean oil, citric acid, dehydrated lemon juice, dehydrated chicken broth, gelatin, cottonseed oil. battered and breaded with: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, water, sugar, contains 2% or less of: palm oil, maple sugar, maltodextrin, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), natural and artificial flavors, salt, dextrose, cornstarch, yellow corn flour, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), mono and diglycerides, butter (cream, salt), yeast, caramel color, extractives of paprika and turmeric, enzyme modified butter, spice. set in vegetable oil. maple flavored gourmet waffle: enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), non hydrogenated margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains less than 2% of: natural flavor [includes milk], soy lecithin, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), sugar, eggs, water, pearl sugar, maple flavoring (propylene glycol, caramel color, water, natural flavor, corn syrup), baking powder, yeast. maple butter sauce: water, natural butter sauce (modified cornstarch, salt, whey solids, non-fat dry milk, dehydrated butter, natural butter flavor, sugar, xanthan gum, lactic acid, turmeric and annatto [for color]), honey granules (refinery syrup, honey), crystalline fructose, sugar, modified food starch, natural maple flavor (water, caramel color [contains sulfites], propylene glycol, high fructose corn syrup, natural flavor, molasses, vanilla, coffee), gelatin, natural butter flavor (whey solids, enzyme-modified butter, maltodextrin, salt, dehydrated butter, guar gum, annatto and turmeric [color]), sunflower lecithin, honey, xanthan gum.
Categories
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.
Related
