Concern

Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese

by Meijer Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0719283236968 · Meijer Inc. · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0719283236968 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (126 g)

The verdict

Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese by Meijer Inc. scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 61 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 61-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 61 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

83236968 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 61 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Meijer, english muffin · ±0 BOOK-OFF …236968 · July 2026

22 of 61 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 83236968 · 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: Meijer, english muffin sandwiches · Nearest score peer is Meijer, english muffin sandwiches at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Croissant sandwiches, sau…65/1002. Meijer, english muffin sandwiches: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Meijer, english muffin sa…65/1003. Meijer, croissant sandwich, sausage egg & cheese, sausage egg & cheese: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Meijer, croissant sandwic…65/1004. Meijer, sugar free instant oatmeal, maple brown sugar, maple brown sugar: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Meijer, sugar free instan…65/1005. Hot Cocoa Mix: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hot Cocoa Mix65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese (65/100 on 61 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese
65/100
Meijer, english muffin sandwiches
65/100
Meijer, croissant sandwich, sausage egg & cheese, sausage egg & cheese
65/100
Meijer, sugar free instant oatmeal, maple brown sugar, maple brown sugar
65/100
Hot Cocoa Mix
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese scores 21.1 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese lists 61 ingredients on its label

61 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 61 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 61 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Margarine
11
Palm Oil
12
Soybean Oil
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Mono - And Diglycerides
16
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
17
Preservative
18
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
19
Natural And Artificial Flavor
20
Beta Carotene Color
21
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Yeast
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
27
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
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
29
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
30
Natural And Artificial Flavors
31
Enzymes
32
Ascorbic Acid Added As Dough Conditioner
33
Capric Acid And Caprylic Acid Triglyceride Blend
34
Acacia
35
Gum Arabic
36
Calcium Phosphate
37
Benzoyl Peroxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
GRAS
38
High Oleic Canola Oil. Fully Cooked Pork Sausage Patty-caramel Color Added Bha
39
Pork
40
Seasoning
41
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
42
Spices
43
Corn Syrup Solids
44
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
45
BHA
Avoid GRAS
46
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
47
Whole Eggs
48
Nonfat Milk
49
Modified Food Starch
50
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
51
Natural Butter Flavor
52
Cheddar Cheese
53
Pasteurized Milk
54
Cheese Culture
55
Sodium Citrate
56
Milkfat
57
Sodium Phosphate
58
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
59
Apo-carotenal
60
Color
61
Non-sticking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Croissant: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, soy lecithin, mono - and diglycerides, potassium sorbate [preservative], citric acid [preservative], natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene color, vitamin a palmitate), high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: yeast, salt, whey, calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, dextrose, sugar, maltodextrin, wheat flour, natural and artificial flavors, enzymes, ascorbic acid added as dough conditioner, capric acid and caprylic acid triglyceride blend, acacia (gum arabic), calcium phosphate, benzoyl peroxide, high oleic canola oil. fully cooked pork sausage patty-caramel color added bha, propyl gallate and citric acid added to protect flavor: pork, seasoning (salt, whey protein concentrate, spices, corn syrup solids, dextrose, caramel color, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid), water, sodium phosphate. fully cooked egg patty: whole eggs, whey, soybean oil, nonfat milk, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, natural butter flavor, pasteurized process american cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, sodium citrate, milkfat, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), apo-carotenal (color), soy lecithin (non-sticking agent).

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Meals Sweet pastries and pies Viennoiseries Croissants

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese

Neighbours outside Meijer Inc. near Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Meijer Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 61-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Croissant sandwiches, sausage, egg & cheese's 3 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 0719283236968: 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.