Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza

by Celeste Pizza For One

35
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza by Celeste Pizza For One receives a safety score of 35/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0019600046202
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 pizza (156 g)

What the Data Says About

Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza by Celeste Pizza For One carries a composite safety score of 35/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 identified 5 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 35/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 5 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Topping: Sauce
2
Water
3
Tomato Paste
4
Seasoning
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spices
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
9
Flavor Blend
10
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
11
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
12
Natural Spice Oleoresins
13
Corn Starch
14
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
15
Imitation Mozzarella Blend
16
Palm Oil
17
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Rennet Casein
19
Sodium Citrate
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Natural Flavor
22
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
23
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
24
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
25
Mozzarella
26
Pasteurized Cultured Reduced Fat Milk
27
Enzymes
28
Cooked Sausage Made With Pork-chicken Added
29
Pork
30
Mechanically Separated Chicken
31
Seasonings
32
Paprika
33
BHT
Caution GRAS
34
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
35
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
36
Diced Pepperoni Made With Pork-chicken Added-smoke Flavor Added
37
Spice Extractives
38
Extractives Of Paprika
39
Natural Smoke Flavor
40
Bha Bht
41
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
42
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
43
. Crust: Wheat Flour With Malted Barley Flour
44
Shortening Flame
45
Soy Lecithin
46
Natural Butter Flavor
47
Cottonseed Oil
48
Natural Flavor
49
And Beta Carotene
50
Soybean Oil
51
Yeast
52
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
Fermented Wheat Flour
54
Cultured Corn Syrup Solids
55
Dough Conditioner
56
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

TOPPING: SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), FLAVOR BLEND (MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, NATURAL SPICE OLEORESINS), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM), IMITATION MOZZARELLA BLEND (WATER, PALM OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, RENNET CASEIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, LACTIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE), MOZZARELLA [PASTEURIZED CULTURED REDUCED FAT MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), COOKED SAUSAGE MADE WITH PORK-CHICKEN ADDED (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, SEASONINGS (SPICES, SALT, DEXTROSE, PAPRIKA, BHT, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID), DICED PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK-CHICKEN ADDED-SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SALT, SPICES, WATER, DEXTROSE, SEASONINGS (NATURAL SPICE EXTRACTIVES, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, BHA BHT, CITRIC ACID), LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM NITRITE). CRUST: WHEAT FLOUR WITH MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, WATER, SHORTENING FLAME (PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN, BUTTER FLAVOR [COTTONSEED OIL, FLAVOR] AND BETA CAROTENE), SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR, CULTURED CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DOUGH CONDITIONER (L-CYSTEINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE).

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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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