Caution

Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage

by Wright Brand

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0079621005404 · Wright Brand · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0079621005404 · Serving size 1 link (85 g)

The verdict

Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage by Wright Brand scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 24 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 24-component label is layered, beginning with Pork, Beef, Water. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 24 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

21005404 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 24 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Steak Cut Hickory · ±0 BOOK-OFF …005404 · July 2026

7 of 24 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 21005404 · 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: Steak Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon · Nearest score peer is Steak Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bacon, Cheddar and Jalape…85/1002. Steak Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Steak Cut Hickory Smoked …85/1003. Barrel Aged Bourbon Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Barrel Aged Bourbon Bacon85/1004. Wright, Pecan Wood Bacon, Naturally Smoked: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Wright, Pecan Wood Bacon,…85/1005. Thick Sliced Smoked Pecan Wood Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Thick Sliced Smoked Pecan…85/100
High-band neighbours for Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage (85/100) outside Wright Brand.
Chart values as text

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

Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage
85/100
Steak Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon
85/100
Barrel Aged Bourbon Bacon
85/100
Wright, Pecan Wood Bacon, Naturally Smoked
85/100
Thick Sliced Smoked Pecan Wood Bacon
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage scores 7.4 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.4/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meats and their products products

Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage lists 24 ingredients on its label

24 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products 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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 24 (90th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Pork, beef, water, bacon pieces (water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, smoke flavoring), pasteurized process sharp cheddar cheese (cultured milk, water, cream, salt, sodium phosphates, apo-carotenal, beta-carotene, sodium citrate, enzymes, powdered cellulose, jalapeno pepper, dehydrated garlic, onion powder, paprika, spices).

Other products containing Pasteurized Process Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Pasteurized Process Sharp Cheddar Cheese is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Prepared meats Sausages

High-score cross-brand comparables for Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage

Neighbours outside Wright Brand with screening scores in the same high band as Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Wright Brand; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 24-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeño Smoked Sausage's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0079621005404: 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.