Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bun

by Wow Bao

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bun by Wow Bao receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0850712007954
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
71g

What the Data Says About

Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bun by Wow Bao carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bun 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 Breakfast Bun
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Cane Sugar
11
High Heat Milk Solids
12
Nonfat Milk Solids
13
Canola Oil
14
Yeast
15
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
16
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
17
Baking Powder
18
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
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
Corn Starch
21
Monocalcium Phosphate
22
Scramble Egg
23
Whole Eggs
24
Skim Milk
25
Soybean Oil
26
Modified Food Starch
27
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
28
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
29
Liquid Pepper Extract
30
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
31
American Cheese
32
Pasteurized Process American Cheese
33
Milk
34
Cream
35
Sodium Citrate
36
Cheese Culture
37
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
38
Preservative
39
Enzymes
40
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
41
Color Added
42
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking
43
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
44
A Natural Mold Inhibitor
45
Ground Pork
46
Cheddar Cheese
47
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
48
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
49
Color
50
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
51
Anti-caking Agent
52
Black Pepper
53
Granulated Garlic
54
Fennel Seeds
55
Sage
56
Thyme
57
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
58
Soybeans
59
Wheat
60
Alcohol
61
To Preserve Freshness

Full Ingredient List

enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cane sugar, high heat milk solids (nonfat milk solids), canola oil, yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae), sorbitan monostearate, baking powder (disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), scramble egg (whole eggs, skim milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, liquid pepper extract, citric acid), american cheese (pasteurized process american cheese [milk, cream, water, sodium citrate, salt, cheese culture, sorbic acid (preservative), enzymes, lactic acid, color added], potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), ground pork, cheddar cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [color], powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent]), black pepper, granulated garlic, fennel seeds, salt, sage, thyme, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt, alcohol [to preserve freshness])

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