egg bacon cheese biscuit

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

egg bacon cheese biscuit receives a safety score of 85/100 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
0734730077093
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

egg bacon cheese biscuit carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, egg bacon cheese 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 egg bacon cheese biscuit
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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 Bleached Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate Riboflavin
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Enzymes
8
Water
9
Palm Oil With Natural Butter Flavor
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Beta Carotene
12
Color
13
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
14
Or Less Of: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
15
Buttermilk Solids
16
Whey Solids
17
Milk Protein
18
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
19
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
22
Preservative
23
Methylcellulose
24
Egg Patty: Whole Eggs
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
Nonfat Milk
27
Vegetarle Ol
28
Corn Oil/soybean Oil
29
Or Less Of The Following: Salt
30
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
31
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
32
White Pepper
33
Natural Butter Flavor Pasteurized Process American Cheese: Cheddar Cheese
34
Pasteurized Milk
35
Cheese Culture
36
Sal Enzymes
37
Milkfat
38
Sodium Citrate
39
Annatto And Paprika
40
Color
41
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
42
Sunflower Lecithin /Anti-sticking Agent
43
Fully Cooked Round Bacon: Bacon Cured With Water
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
45
Smoke Flavoring
46
Sodium Phosphaie
47
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
49
Wheat
50
Milk
51
Soy
52
Egg
53
Bioengineered Food Ingredients 0622acn67 004689 Reorder#3390887

Full Ingredient List

buttermilk biscuit: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes), water, palm oil with natural butter flavor, soy lecithin, beta carotene (natural color) dextrose, contains 2% or less of: sodium aluminum phosphate, buttermilk solids, whey solids, milk protein, lactic acid, sodium bicarbonate, salt, calcium propionate (preservative), methylcellulose, egg patty: whole eggs, whey, nonfat milk, vegetarle ol (corn oil/soybean oil), contains 2% or less of the following: salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, white pepper, natural butter flavor pasteurized process american cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, sal enzymes), milkfat, water, sodium citrate, salt, annatto and paprika (color), sorbic acid (preservative), sunflower lecithin /anti-sticking agent), fully cooked round bacon: bacon cured with water, sugar, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphaie, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, contains: wheat, milk, soy, egg, contains bioengineered food ingredients 0622acn67 004689 reorder#3390887

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