Bubba's NOVA 4

English Muffins Sourdough

English Muffins Sourdough: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

English Muffins Sourdough by Bubba's has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Cereals and potatoes / Breads / Special breads / Whole-wheat English muffins

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For English Muffins Sourdough, 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where English Muffins Sourdough sits nationally

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

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

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

Enriched Unbleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Malt Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Yeast, Gluten, Cane Sugar, Salt, Non-GMO Soybean Oil, Calcium Propionate, Vinegar, Enzyme, Calcium Sulfate, Fumaric Acid, Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Non-GMO Cornmeal, Rice Flour

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for English Muffins Sourdough: 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
Bubba's
Barcode
0039217065120
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does English Muffins Sourdough rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, English Muffins Sourdough's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on English Muffins Sourdough?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; English Muffins Sourdough's 4.3/5 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.