Armour, lunchmakers, pizza, pepperoni
by Armour, Armour-Eckrich Meats Llc
Contains 5 flagged ingredients
Armour, lunchmakers, pizza, pepperoni by Armour, Armour-Eckrich Meats Llc receives a safety score of 5/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Armour, lunchmakers, pizza, pepperoni by Armour, Armour-Eckrich Meats Llc carries a composite safety score of 5/100, 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, Armour, lunchmakers, pizza, pepperoni 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 C 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 5/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 5 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Hawaiian punch fruit juicy red: water, high fructose corn syrup and less than 2% of: concentrated juices (apple, clarified pineapple, passionfruit, orange), fruit purees (apricot, papaya, guava), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, pectin, acacia gum, ester gum, red 40, blue 1, sucralose. pizza crust: enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil), contains 2% or less of yeast, sugar, salt, calcium propionate, monoglycerides, vegetable gums (corn starch, guar gum, xanthan gum). nestle crunch bars: milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, nonfat milk, milkfat, lactose, soy lecithin, vanillin - an artificial flavor), crisped rice (rice flour, sugar, barley malt, salt). low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese: cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes, potato starch and powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (mold inhibitor). pizza sauce: water, tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, modified food starch, salt, spices, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), garlic powder, potassium chloride, onion powder, natural flavor. pepperoni flavored sausage: pork, mechanically separated turkey, water, corn syrup, pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of dextrose, natural flavors, oleoresin of paprika, lactic acid starter culture, dehydrated granulated garlic, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), salt, contains 2% or less of beef, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, modified food starch, potassium lactate, smoke flavoring, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid.
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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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