Caution

Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0025155000576 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0025155000576 · Serving size 0.2 PIZZA (134 g)

The verdict

Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 80 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 80-component record, beginning with Crust, Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour, 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 80 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

55000576 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 80 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …000576 · July 2026

13 of 80 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 55000576 · 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

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.

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. Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 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

Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp lists 80 ingredients on its label

80 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 80 (99th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 80 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour
3
Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
B1
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
B2
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Water
13
Natural Flavor
14
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
15
Honey Granules
16
Cane Sugar
17
Honey
18
Parmesan Cheese
19
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
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
23
Natural Butter Flavor
24
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
25
Turmeric
26
For Color
27
Palm Oil
28
Yeast
29
Dough Conditioner
30
Wheat Flour
31
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
32
Soy Lecithin
33
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
34
Part Skim Milk
35
Cultures
36
Sauce
37
Tomatoes In Juice
38
Tomato Paste
39
Onion Puree
40
Mushroom Base Concentrate
41
Cooked Mushrooms
42
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
43
Soybeans
44
Mushroom Extract
45
Butter
46
Cream
47
Flavoring
48
Potato Flour
49
Yeast Extract
50
Molasses
51
Flavoring
52
Onion Powder
53
Black Pepper
54
Canola Oil
55
Garlic Puree
56
Corn Starch
57
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
58
Natural Flavor
59
Pasteurized Milk
60
Sodium Citrate
61
As An Emulsifier
62
Sunflower Oil
63
Organic Basil
64
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
65
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
66
Preservatives
67
Spices
68
Pork
69
Beef
70
Celery Powder
71
Cherry Powder
72
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
73
Paprika Oleoresin
74
Paprika
75
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
76
Pepperoni
77
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
78
Oleoresin Of Paprika
79
Flavorings
80
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

Crust (enriched unbleached wheat flour [flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (b1), riboflavin (b2), folic acid], water, natural flavor, extra virgin olive oil, honey granules [cane sugar, honey], parmesan cheese [cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes], salt, natural flavor [maltodextrin, natural butter flavor, annatto, turmeric (for color)], palm oil, salt, yeast, dough conditioner [wheat flour, ascorbic acid, enzymes], soy lecithin), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), sauce (tomatoes in juice, water, tomato paste, onion puree, mushroom base concentrate [cooked mushrooms, soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt), mushroom extract, salt, butter (cream, natural flavoring), potato flour, yeast extract, molasses, flavoring, onion powder, black pepper, canola oil], garlic puree, modified corn starch, sugar, salt, flavor [parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), water, sodium citrate (as an emulsifier), sunflower oil, yeast, natural flavor, yeast extract], basil, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], spices), uncured sandwich pepperoni - no nitrates or nitrites added except as naturally occurring in sea salt and celery powder (pork, beef, salt, contains less than 2% of sugar, spices, celery powder, cherry powder, sea salt, paprika oleoresin, paprika, lactic acid starter culture), pepperoni (pork, salt, spices, water, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, sodium nitrite, lactic acid starter culture).

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 80-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Bold & spicy quarter cut and thin sliced uncured pepperoni, diced pepperoni, gooey mozzarella cheese, and savory tomato sauce on a crispy thick crust pizza, the three way pepp's 1 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 0025155000576: 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.