Kroger Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

English Muffin Sandwiches

English Muffin Sandwiches: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

English Muffin Sandwiches by Kroger has 18 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

English Muffin Sandwiches draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 18 of its 18 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where English Muffin Sandwiches sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 18 tracked ingredients
18
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
17
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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

ENGLISH MUFFIN: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YELLOW CORN MEAL, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CALCIUM SULFATE, BARLEY MALT, ASCORBIC ACID, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DATEM, WHEAT STARCH, ENZYMES, CALCIUM SILICATE, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, TRIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, SILICON DIOXIDE, FUMARIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CITRATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE MONOHYDRATE. EGG PATTY: WHOLE EGGS, WATER, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN. HAM: PORK CURED WITH WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM LACTATE, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. PROCESS AMERICAN SHARP CHEESE: CULTURED MILK AND SKIM MILK, CREAM, SODIUM CITRATE, SLA

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for English Muffin Sandwiches: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110895103
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Is English Muffin Sandwiches above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.2/5, English Muffin Sandwiches sits ahead of 60% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.2/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; English Muffin Sandwiches's 4.2/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.