Chicken Bacon Carmelized Onion Flatbread Pizza

by Publix

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Chicken Bacon Carmelized Onion Flatbread Pizza by Publix receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0041415083516
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 pizza (130 g)

What the Data Says About

Chicken Bacon Carmelized Onion Flatbread Pizza by Publix carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 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, Chicken Bacon Carmelized Onion Flatbread 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Chicken Bacon Carmelized Onion Flatbread Pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Crust
2
Enriched Flour Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Enzyme
9
Water
10
Semolina
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
Soybean Oil
13
Palm Oil
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Yeast
16
Cultured Wheat Starch
17
Olive Oil
18
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
19
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
20
Dough Conditioners Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester Of Mono And Diglycerides
21
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Wheat Flour
24
Guar Gum
25
Active Malt Flour
26
Calcium Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
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
28
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
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
30
Soy Lecithin
31
Processing Aid
32
Sauce
33
Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce Mix Milk
34
Buttermilk
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
Garlic Powder
37
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
38
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
39
Spice
40
Natural Flavors
41
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
42
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
43
Cheese Cultures
44
Enzymes
45
Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
46
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
47
Chicken Flavor Dehydrated Chicken Broth
48
Chicken Powder
49
Natural Flavor
50
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
51
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
52
White Cheddar Cheese
53
Pasteurized Milk
54
Fully Cooked Bacon Topping
55
Bacon Cured With Water
56
Sodium Phosphate
57
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
58
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
59
Caramelized Onions
60
Organic Onions
61
Sunflower Oil
62
Wheat
63
Milk
64
And Soy

Full Ingredient List

crust (enriched flour wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme], water, semolina, dextrose, soybean oil, palm oil, salt, yeast, cultured wheat starch, olive oil, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dough conditioners diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono and diglycerides, wheat gluten, sugar, dextrose, wheat flour, guar gum, active malt flour, calcium pyrophosphate, ascorbic acid, enzyme, l-cysteine], citric acid, soy lecithin [processing aid]), sauce (water, creamy roasted garlic sauce mix milk, buttermilk, modified cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, maltodextrin, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, spice, natural flavors), low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), fully cooked chicken breast meat with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, chicken flavor dehydrated chicken broth, chicken powder, natural flavor, carrageenan, salt, cornstarch, spice]), white cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), fully cooked bacon topping (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), caramelized onions (onions, sunflower oil). contains wheat, milk, and soy.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial