Cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, cheeseburger
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Product Insight: Cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, cheeseburger
Cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, cheeseburger by Topco Associates Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 10 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 9 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Sodium Phosphates — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Sesame bun: enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: yeast, wheat starch, salt, sesame seeds, wheat gluten, calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, enzymes, tricalcium phosphate, ammonium chloride, calcium peroxide, sodium bicarbonate. fully cooked beef patty: beef, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, sodium phosphates, maltodextrin, modified food starch, grill flavor (from non-hydrogenated sunflower oil), corn syrup solids, spice, natural smoke flavor. process american sharp yellow cheese: cultured milk and skim milk, cream, sodium citrate, salt, artificial color, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), acetic acid, enzymes, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent).
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Topco Associates Inc.
- Barcode
- 0036800415430
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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