Red Baron
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Red Baron, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Red Baron averages 73.9/100 across the 70 of 92 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 65.7% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 73.9/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 70 scored products
- 92
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 65.7%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 98.6%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 92 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins French bread pizza singles; Singles french bread pepperoni pizzas count; Pizza melt pepperoni; 65.7% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 73.9/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 70 of 92 tracked Red Baron records (76.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 22 cannot be screened, so the 73.9/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Red Baron
Red Baron: 92 products tracked, 70 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 73.9/100, 65.7% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 76.1% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Red Baron's 65.7% flagged share is 47.7 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Red Baron processing intensity
Red Baron's NOVA-classified set is 69 products: 98.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 68 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 68. That ultra-processed share sits 20.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Red Baron shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Red Baron concentrates in Meals (51, 77% of this top-five); Frozen foods (12); Beverages (1); Deep-dish-pizza (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meals | 48 | 71.3/100 | 72.9% |
| Frozen foods | 11 | 75.5/100 | 54.5% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Red Baron's 65.7% flagged share is measured across 70 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Red Baron flagged share vs large-brand cohort
65.7% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
66% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (73.9/100) summarizes 70 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Red Baron product score distribution
Brand average 73.9/100 across 70 scored products
74 53rd percentile sits above 53% of the 70 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 36 scored products (51%)
- 80–90
- 8 scored products (11%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 24 scored products (34%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Red Baron uses most
Across the 70 Red Baron products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 44. Only 1,491 other brands here use it (4.2%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Red Baron products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 44 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHA | 37 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 37 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrate | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| TBHQ | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Red Baron records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (56 ingredients and 55/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 56 ingredients
- Median score
- 55/100
The outlined point is French bread pizza singles, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- French bread pizza singles: 72 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 5 flagged.
- Singles french bread pepperoni pizzas count: 63 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Pizza melt pepperoni: 46 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers Pizza: 82 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- French bread singles: 49 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni & Jalapeño Pizza: 59 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Ultimate Pepperoni Pizza: 67 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni deep dish minis pizzas, pepperoni: 58 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- BRICK OVEN SUPREME PIZZA: 63 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic Crust Four Meat Pizza: 70 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic Crust Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza: 58 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- MEAT-TRIO PIZZA: 67 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Red baron, rising crust pepperoni pizza: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- French Bread Singles 3 Meat Pizzas: 59 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- French Bread Singles Pepperoni Pizzas: 51 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- French Bread Singles Supreme Pizzas: 58 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni Pizza: 49 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Supreme sausage, green & red peppers, pepperoni and onions sausage thin & crispy crust, thin & crispy crust supreme: 56 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Special Deluxe Pizza: 66 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Red baron, sausage & pepperoni pizza: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- SUPREME PIZZA: 57 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 59 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Red baron, classic crust 4 - meat pizza: 65 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Deep dish singles pepperoni pizza made with pork, chicken & beef, pepperoni: 56 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Deep dish singles supreme pizza sausage, pepperoni, green & red peppers and onions, supreme: 62 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Red baron, minis pizzas, deep dish, pepperoni: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Brick Oven Pepperoni Pizza: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- MEAT-TRIO® PIZZA: 61 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Deep dish singles meat-trio pizza sausage, pepperoni & ham with natural juices, meat-trio pizza: 67 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Minis deep dish pizzas: 55 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Deep Dish Singles Pepperoni Pizza: 63 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Supreme Pizza: 63 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- French Bread Singles: 51 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Fully loaded supreme pizza: 59 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 54 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic Crust Pizza: 56 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic crust pizzas: 56 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Hawaiian style pizza pineapple & canadian bacon, hawaiian style: 45 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hawaiian style pineapple & ham with natural juices deep dish singles pizza: 47 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Breakfast Scrambles Bacon, Egg and Cheese: 50 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Wetern scrambles: 66 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thin & Crispy Bacon Lovers Pizza: 48 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Red baron, biscuit-style western scrambles: 62 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic crust hawaiian style pizza: 49 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- PEPPERONI PIZZA: 26 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bbq recipe chicken bbq sauce, mozzarella cheese, white meat chicken & roasted red onions pizza, bbq recipe chicken: 47 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Rising Crust Cheese Pizza: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deep dish minis cheese pizzas, cheese: 40 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deep Dish Sausage Made With Pork & Chicken Singles Pizza, Deep Dish: 45 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Red Baron
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 42 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Red Baron: closest on tracked product count (92 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (73.9/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Red Baron food safe? ▼
Red Baron has an average safety score of 74/100 across the 70 of 92 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 65.7% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Red Baron products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 92 Red Baron products. 70 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 22 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Red Baron catalog? ▼
Red Baron has 69 NOVA-classified products; 98.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 68 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Red Baron catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Red Baron concentrates in Meals (51, 77% of this top-five); Frozen foods (12); Beverages (1); Deep-dish-pizza (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Does Red Baron use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Red Baron items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Red Baron profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with French bread pizza singles, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 44 scored Red Baron products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Red Baron's 73.9/100 average and 65.7% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
