Concern

6.25 Oz pizza meal

by Banquet

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000007096 · Banquet · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000007096 · Serving size 1 Meal (177 g) (177 g)

The verdict

6.25 Oz pizza meal by Banquet scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 109 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 109-component record, beginning with Water, Cheddar Club Cheese, Pasteurized Cultured Milk. 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 109 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.

00007096 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

6.25 Oz pizza meal label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 109 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Cheese & Meat · ±0 BOOK-OFF …007096 · July 2026

39 of 109 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00007096 · 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: Cheese & Meat Snack, White Cheddar Salami With Black Pepper · Nearest score peer is Cheese & Meat Snack, White Cheddar Salami With Black Pepper 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. 6.25 Oz pizza meal: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. 6.25 Oz pizza meal55/1002. Cheese & Meat Snack, White Cheddar Salami With Black Pepper: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cheese & Meat Snack, Whit…55/1003. Extra sharp yellow cheddar pepperoni and crackers: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Extra sharp yellow chedda…55/1004. Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni Soup, Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Hearty Pizza With Sausage…55/1005. Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni Soup: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hearty Pizza With Sausage…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for 6.25 Oz pizza meal (55/100 on 109 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

6.25 Oz pizza meal
55/100
Cheese & Meat Snack, White Cheddar Salami With Black Pepper
55/100
Extra sharp yellow cheddar pepperoni and crackers
55/100
Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni Soup, Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni
55/100
Hearty Pizza With Sausage & Pepperoni Soup
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. 6.25 Oz pizza meal scores 42.7 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

6.25 Oz pizza meal lists 109 ingredients on its label

109 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 109 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 109 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cheddar Club Cheese
3
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Enzymes
6
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
7
Color
8
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Soybean Oil
10
Corn Starch
11
Nonfat Dry Milk
12
Cheese Flavor
13
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Cheese
15
Granular And Blue
16
Cheese Culture
17
Sunflower Oil
18
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
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
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
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Sodium Phosphates
24
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
25
Guar Gum
26
Beta Carotene
27
Elbow Macaroni
28
Enriched Pasta
29
Durum Wheat Semolina
30
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
32
Thiamin Mononitrate
33
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
35
Crust
36
Enriched Wheat Flour
37
Wheat Flour
38
Reduced Iron
39
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Malted Barley Flour
41
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
42
Vital Wheat Gluten
43
Baking Powder
44
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
45
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
46
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
47
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
48
Monocalcium Phosphate
49
Yeast Blend
50
Yeast
51
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
52
Dough Conditioner
53
Soy Oil
54
L. Cysteine
55
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
56
Enzyme
57
Soy Flour
58
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
59
Corn Starch
60
Dicalcium Phosphate
61
Calcium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
62
Sauce
63
Tomato Paste
64
Spice Blend
65
Onion Powder
66
Spices
67
Xanthan And Guar Gum
68
Garlic Powder
69
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
70
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
71
Tricalcium Phosphate
72
Mozzarella Cheese Substitute
73
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
74
Milk Protein Concentrate
75
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
76
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
77
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
78
Disodium Phosphate
79
Mozzarella Cheese Type Flavor
80
Mozzarella Cheese
81
Culture
82
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
83
Milk Solids
84
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
85
Nutrient Blend
86
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
87
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
88
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
89
Riboflavin And Vitamin B-12
90
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
91
Diced Fat Reduced Pepperoni
92
Pork
93
Beef
94
Textured Vegetable Protein Product
95
Soy Protein Concentrate
96
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
97
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
98
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
99
Cyanocobalamin
100
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
101
Oleoresin Paprika
102
Flavoring
103
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
104
BHA
Avoid GRAS
105
BHT
Caution GRAS
106
Ingredient Not Found In Regular Pepperoni
107
Milk
108
Soy
109
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: CHEESE SAUCE: Water, Cheddar Club Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheese Flavor (Whey, Cheese [Granular and Blue {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme}], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene (Color), MACARONI: COOKED PASTA: Water, Elbow Macaroni (Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]). PIZZA: Crust (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Malted Barley Flour], Water, Dextrose, Vital Wheat Gluten, Baking Powder [Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Soybean Oil, Salt, Yeast Blend [Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, May Contain Ascorbic Acid], Dough Conditioner [Wheat Flour, Salt, Soy Oil, L. Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzyme], Ascorbic Acid, Soy Flour, Cellulose, Corn Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Stearate), Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Spice Blend [Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Spices, Xanthan and Guar Gum, Garlic Powder, 2% or less of: Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Propylene Glycol, Tricalcium Phosphate], Modified Corn Starch), Mozzarella Cheese Substitute (Water, Soybean Oil, Casein, Milk Protein Concentrate, Modified Corn Starch, Modified Potato Starch, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Disodium Phosphate, Mozzarella Cheese Type Flavor [Mozzarella Cheese {Milk, Culture, Rennet, Salt}, Milk Solids, Disodium Phosphate], Salt, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Maltodextrin, Nutrient Blend [Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin And Vitamin B-12], Vitamin A Palmitate), Diced Fat Reduced Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product* [Soy Protein Concentrate, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate {B1}, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride {B6}, Riboflavin {B2}, And Cyanocobalamin {B12}], Salt, Less than 2% Of: Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Paprika, Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite, BHA, BHT, Citric Acid). *Ingredient Not Found In Regular Pepperoni. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for 6.25 Oz pizza meal

Neighbours outside Banquet near 6.25 Oz pizza meal's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Banquet; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from 6.25 Oz pizza meal's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 109-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare 6.25 Oz pizza meal'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

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Barcode 0031000007096: 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.