Sausage Egg & Cheese On Biscuit

by Buddy's Kitchen Inc.

60
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Sausage Egg & Cheese On Biscuit by Buddy's Kitchen Inc. receives a safety score of 60/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients 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
0722652690049
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (174 g)

What the Data Says About

Sausage Egg & Cheese On Biscuit by Buddy's Kitchen Inc. carries a composite safety score of 60/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 4 flagged ingredients 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 Egg & Cheese On Biscuit 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Sausage Egg & Cheese On Biscuit
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 60/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Buttermilk Biscuit: Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thaimine Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Buttermilk Blend
9
Cultured Fat Free Milk
10
Nonfat Milk
11
Guar Gum
12
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Sodium Citrate
15
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
16
Locust Bean Gum
17
Mono And Diglycerides
18
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
19
Palm Oil
20
Each Of The Following: Sodium Bicarbonate
21
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
24
Soy Lecithin
25
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
26
Wheat Protein Isolate
27
Cellulose Gum
28
Monocalcium Phosphate
29
Natural Flavors. Egg Patty: Whole Eggs
30
Water
31
Vegetable Oil
32
Corn
33
Soybean Oil
34
Whey Solids
35
Nonfat Milk
36
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
37
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
38
White Pepper
39
Artificial Butter Flavor
40
Partially Hydrogenated Soy And Cottonseed Oil
41
Medium Chain Triglycerides
42
Natural Flavors
43
. Sausage Patty: Pork
44
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Spices
46
Corn Syrup Solids
47
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
48
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
49
Spice Extractives
50
BHA
Avoid GRAS
51
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
52
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
53
Modified Food Starch
54
Artificial Color
55
If Colored
56
Sodium Phosphate
57
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
58
Preservative
59
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
60
Enzymes
61
Non-sticking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Buttermilk biscuit: enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thaimine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk blend (cultured fat free milk, nonfat milk, guar gum, tapioca starch, salt, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, mono and diglycerides, modified tapioca starch), palm oil. contains less than 2% of each of the following: sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, salt, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin, datem, wheat protein isolate, cellulose gum, monocalcium phosphate, natural flavors. egg patty: whole eggs, water, vegetable oil (corn and/or soybean oil), whey solids, nonfat dried milk, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, white pepper, artificial butter flavor (partially hydrogenated soy and cottonseed oil, medium chain triglycerides, flavors). sausage patty: pork, whey protein concentrate, salt, spices, corn syrup solids, dextrose, caramel color, spice extractives, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid. pasteurized process american cheese product: cultured milk and skim milk, whey, salt, sodium citrate, modified food starch, artificial color (if colored), sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), lactic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent).

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