Pizza Poppers

by Annie's

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Pizza Poppers by Annie's 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
0013562128631
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Pizza Poppers by Annie's 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, Pizza Poppers 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 Pizza Poppers
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
Malted Barley Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Uncured Pepperoni
10
Pork
11
Beef
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Cultured Celery Juice Powder
14
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Spices
16
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
17
Paprika
18
Oleoresin
19
Natural Flavor
20
Less Than 2% Mustard
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Spice Extractive Of Paprika
23
Yeast
24
Corn Starch
25
Garlic Powder
26
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
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Starter Culture
29
Sodium Citrate
30
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
31
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
32
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
33
Cultures
34
Enzymes
35
Vegetable Oil
36
Canola Oil
37
Soybean Oil
38
Palm Oil
39
Seasoning Blend
40
Chile Powder
41
Chili Pepper
42
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
43
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
44
Onion
45
Spice
46
Yeast Extract
47
Cane Sugar
48
Paprika
49
Onion Powder
50
Garlic Powder
51
Dehydrated Parsley

Full Ingredient List

enriched flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, uncured pepperoni, pork, beef, salt, water, cultured celery juice powder, sea salt, spices, lactic acid starter culture, paprika, oleoresin, natural flavor, less than 2% mustard, sugar, spice extractive of paprika, yeast, modified corn starch, garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid, starter culture, sodium citrate, calcium propionate, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese, pasteurized part-skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, vegetable oil, canola oil, soybean oil, palm oil, seasoning blend, chile powder, chili pepper, salt, maltodextrin, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spice, yeast extract, citric acid, organic cane sugar, organic paprika, organic onion powder, organic garlic powder, organic parsley

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