Caution

Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza

by Vital Pursuit

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800924384 · Vital Pursuit · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800924384 · Serving size 1 pizza (179 g)

The verdict

Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza by Vital Pursuit scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 41-component record, beginning with Crust, Cauliflower, Rice Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00924384 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 27% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Chili Peppers · ±0 BOOK-OFF …924384 · July 2026

10 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00924384 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chili Peppers · Nearest score peer is Chili Peppers at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cauliflower Crust Peppero…70/1002. Chili Peppers: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chili Peppers70/1003. MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA70/1004. BBQ Recipe Burger: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. BBQ Recipe Burger70/1005. Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza (70/100 on 41 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza
70/100
Chili Peppers
70/100
MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA
70/100
BBQ Recipe Burger
70/100
Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 73rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 73% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (73rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,283 Meals products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Cauliflower
3
Rice Flour
4
Water
5
Low Moisture Whole Milk Mózzarella Cheese
6
Cultured Milk
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Enzymes
9
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
10
Flax Meal
11
Yeast
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Garlic Powder
14
Spices
15
Organic Low-moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
16
Cultured Part-skim Milk
17
Tomato Paste
18
Pepperoni Made With Pork
19
Chicken & Beef
20
Pork
21
Mechanically Separated Chicken
22
Beef
23
2% Or Less Of Spices
24
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
25
Pork Stock
26
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
27
Paprika Oleoresin
28
Natural Flavor
29
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
30
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
31
Paprika
32
Natural Smoke Flavor
33
BHA
Avoid GRAS
34
Bht With Citric Acid To Protect Flavor
35
Corn Oil
36
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Natural Flavors
38
Konjac Gum
39
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
40
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
41
Milk

Full Ingredient List

crust (cauliflower, rice flour, water, low moisture whole milk mózzarella cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], rice starch, flax meal, yeast, sugar, salt, garlic powder, spices), low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), water, tomato paste, pepperoni made with pork, chicken & beef (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, 2% or less of spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, paprika oleoresin, flavor, sodium nitrite, sodium ascorbate, paprika, natural smoke flavor, bha, bht with citric acid to protect flavor), corn oil, salt, spices, fructose, flavors, konjac gum, modified cornstarch, malic acid. contains: milk.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Pepperoni pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Neighbours outside Vital Pursuit near Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Vital Pursuit; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0013800924384: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.