Concern

BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000119553 · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000119553 · Serving size 1 Meal (163 g) (163 g)

The verdict

BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 96 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 96-component record, beginning with Chocolate Pudding, Water, Sugar. 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 96 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.

00119553 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 96 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …119553 · July 2026

33 of 96 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00119553 · 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

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.

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. BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ 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

BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ lists 96 ingredients on its label

96 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

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Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 96 (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 96 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chocolate Pudding
 2
Water
 3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Dairy Product Solids
 5
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
6
Reduced Protein Whey
 7
Whey Solids
 8
Corn Starch
 9
Sweet Cream Powder
 10
Sweet Cream
 11
Nonfat Milk
 12
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Tocopherol
 14
Cocoa Powder
 15
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
16
Acetic Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides
 17
Soy Lecithin
 18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Soybean Oil
 20
Cellulose Gel
 21
Cellulose Gum
 22
Pizza
 23
Dough
 24
Enriched Wheat Flour
 25
Malted Barley Flour
 26
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Reduced Iron
 28
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
31
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
32
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Baking Powder
 34
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
 35
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
36
Monocalcium Phosphate
 37
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
38
Yeast
 39
Starch
Thickener
Safe
40
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
41
Dough Conditioner
 42
Soy Oil
 43
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
44
Enzymes
 45
Soy Flour
 46
Sauce
 47
Tomato Paste
 48
Pizza Seasoning
 49
Onion Powder
 50
Spices
 51
Xanthan And Guar Gum
 52
Garlic Powder
 53
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
54
Mozzarella Cheese Substitute
 55
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
 56
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
57
Milk Protein Concentrate
 58
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
 60
Disodium Phosphate
 61
Mozzarella Cheese Type Flavor
 62
Milk
 63
Culture
 64
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
65
Milk Solids
 66
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
67
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
68
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
69
Nutrient Blend
 70
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
71
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
72
Riboflavin And Vitamin B-12
 73
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
74
Reduced Fat Pepperoni
 75
Pork
 76
Beef
 77
Textured Vegetable Protein Product
 78
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
79
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
80
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
81
B1
 82
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
83
B6
 84
B2
 85
Cyanocobalamin
 86
B12
 87
Seasoning
 88
Spice Extractives
 89
Oleoresin Of Paprika
 90
Natural Smoke Flavor
 91
BHA
Avoid GRAS
92
BHT
Caution GRAS
93
Spice
 94
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
 95
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
96
Ingredient Not Found In Regular Pepperoni

Full Ingredient List

Chocolate Pudding (Water, Sugar, Dairy Product Solids [Modified Whey, Reduced Protein Whey, Whey Solids], Modified Corn Starch, Sweet Cream Powder [Sweet Cream, Nonfat Milk, Sodium Caseinate, Tocopherol], Cocoa Powder, Maltodextrin, Acetic Acid Esters of Mono and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Soybean Oil, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum) Pizza (Dough [Enriched Wheat Flour {Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, Water, Dextrose, Wheat Gluten, Baking Powder {Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate}, Soybean Oil, Salt, Yeast {Yeast, Starch, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid}, Dough Conditioner {Wheat Flour, Salt, Soy Oil, Contains 2% or less of: L-Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes}, Ascorbic Acid, Soy Flour], Sauce [Water, Tomato Paste, Pizza Seasoning [Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Spices, Xanthan and Guar Gum, Garlic Powder, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid}, Modified Corn Starch], Mozzarella Cheese Substitute [Water, Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Casein, Milk Protein Concentrate, Modified Potato Starch, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Mozzarella Cheese Type Flavor {Cheese (Milk, Culture, Rennet, Salt), Milk Solids, Disodium Phosphate}, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Nutrient Blend {Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin And Vitamin B-12}, Vitamin A Palmitate], Reduced Fat Pepperoni [Pork, Water, Beef, 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, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Seasoning {Soy Lecithin, Natural Spice Extractives, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Ascorbic Acid, Natural Smoke Flavor, BHA, BHT, Citric Acid}, Dextrose, Citric Acid, Spice, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Nitrite, *Ingredient Not Found In Regular Pepperoni.])

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from BANQUET Small Pepperoni Pizza, 5.75 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 96-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
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This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0031000119553: 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.