Concern

Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni

by Celeste

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0019600044208 · Celeste · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0019600044208 · Serving size 0.5 PIZZA (120 g)

The verdict

Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni by Celeste scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 68 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 68-component record, beginning with Crust, Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 68 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00044208 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 68 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Aunt jemima, griddle · ±0 BOOK-OFF …044208 · July 2026

19 of 68 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00044208 · 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: Aunt jemima, griddle melts, sausage, ham & bacon · Nearest score peer is Aunt jemima, griddle melts, sausage, ham & bacon at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Celeste, thick crust pizz…55/1002. Aunt jemima, griddle melts, sausage, ham & bacon: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Aunt jemima, griddle melt…55/1003. Premium Pork Sausage: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Premium Pork Sausage55/1004. Hot & Spicy Premium Pork Sausage: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Hot & Spicy Premium Pork …55/1005. Original Breakfast Sausage: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Original Breakfast Sausage55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni (55/100 on 68 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni
55/100
Aunt jemima, griddle melts, sausage, ham & bacon
55/100
Premium Pork Sausage
55/100
Hot & Spicy Premium Pork Sausage
55/100
Original Breakfast Sausage
55/100

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. Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni scores 38.6 points below that category average (55/100 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

Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni lists 68 ingredients on its label

68 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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: 68 (96th 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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 68 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Barley Malt
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Coarse White Corn Meal
14
Degerminated White Corn Meal
15
Iron
16
Reduced
17
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
Dough Conditioner
19
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Corn Syrup Solids
21
Isolated Oat Product
22
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
23
Monoglycerides
24
Guar Gum
25
Sodium Alginate
26
Yeast
27
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
28
Enzymes
29
Palm Shortening Made From Palm Oil
30
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Shortening
32
Palm Oil
33
Soy Lecithin
34
Natural Butter Flavor And Beta Carotene
35
Whey Powder
36
Sauce
37
Tomato Paste
38
Seasoning
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
Spice
41
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
42
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
43
Tomato Powder
44
Tricalcium Phosphate
45
Yeast Extract
46
Garlic Extract
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
47
Natural Flavor
48
Modified Food Starch
49
Parmesan Cheese
50
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
51
Cheese Culture
52
Salt And Enzymes
53
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
54
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
55
Cheese Cultures
56
Pepperoni
57
Pork
58
Mechanically Separated Chicken
59
Beef
60
Spices
61
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
62
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
63
Oleoresin Of Paprika
64
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
65
Flavoring
66
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
67
BHA
Avoid GRAS
68
BHT
Caution GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Crust (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, sugar, coarse white corn meal (degerminated white corn meal, niacin, iron (reduced), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), contains less than 2% of ascorbic acid, dough conditioner (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup solids, isolated oat product, sodium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, guar gum, sodium alginate, contains less than 2% (yeast, wheat flour, xanthan gum, enzymes), palm shortening made from palm oil, salt, shortening (palm oil, soy lecithin, natural butter flavor and beta carotene), sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, whey powder, yeast), sauce (water, tomato paste, seasoning (sugar, salt, garlic, spice, maltodextrin, soybean oil, citric acid, xanthan gum, tomato powder, tricalcium phosphate, yeast extract, garlic extract, natural flavor), modified food starch, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid).

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni

Neighbours outside Celeste near Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Celeste; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 68-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Celeste, thick crust pizza, pepperoni's 3 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 0019600044208: 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.