Caution

Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni

by Totino's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0042800477194 · Totino's. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0042800477194 · Serving size 1 pizza stick (58 g) (58 g)

The verdict

Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni by Totino's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 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 62-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour Bleached, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 62 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0042800477194
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00477194 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Storck, werther's original, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …477194 · July 2026

16 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 00477194 · 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: Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate · Nearest score peer is Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate at the same screening score.

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Totinos pizza sticks pepp…85/1002. Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Storck, werther's origina…85/1003. Rich, smooth and creamy chewy caramels: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Rich, smooth and creamy c…85/1004. Kettle Corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Kettle Corn85/1005. Butter Pecan Premium Ice Cream, Butter Pecan: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Butter Pecan Premium Ice …85/100
High-band neighbours for Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni (85/100) outside Totino's.
Chart values as text

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

Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni
85/100
Storck, werther's original, sugar free chewy caramels, chocolate
85/100
Rich, smooth and creamy chewy caramels
85/100
Kettle Corn
85/100
Butter Pecan Premium Ice Cream, Butter Pecan
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 62 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour Bleached
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Organic Tomato Puree
9
Water
10
Tomato Paste
11
Diced Pepperoni
12
Pork
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
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
15
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
16
Spice
17
Oleoresin Of Paprika
18
Garlic Powder
19
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
20
Flavoring
21
Sodium Nitrite. Bha
22
Bht And Citric Acid Added To Preserve Freshness
23
Imitation Mozzarella Cheese
24
Palm Oil
25
Rennet Casein
26
Corn Starch
27
Soybean Oil
28
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Cellulose Powder
30
Vital Wheat Gluten
31
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
32
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
33
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
34
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Preservative
36
Sodium Citrate
37
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
38
Artificial Color
39
Sodium Phosphate
40
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
41
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
42
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin B12
45
Canola Oil
46
Rehydrated Pasteurized Process Nonfat Mozzarella Cheese
47
Nonfat Milk
48
Cheese Cultures
49
Enzymes
50
Vitamin B6
51
Dough Conditioner
52
Dry Yeast
53
Sorbitan Monostearate Ascorbic Acid
54
Onion
55
Rehydrated Enzyme Modified Cheese
56
Milk
57
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
58
Spices
59
Monocalcium Phosphate
60
Methylcellulose
61
Baking Soda
62
Natural Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, diced pepperoni (pork, salt, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, spice, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite. bha, bht and citric acid added to preserve freshness), imitation mozzarella cheese (water, palm oil, rennet casein, modified corn starch, soybean oil, potato starch, cellulose powder, vital wheat gluten, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, potassium chloride, citric acid, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium citrate, titanium dioxide [artificial color], sodium phosphate, maltodextrin, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin, vitamin b12), canola oil. contains less than 2% of: rehydrated pasteurized process nonfat mozzarella cheese (water, nonfat milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, citric acid, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate), salt, modified corn starch, dough conditioner (dry yeast, sorbitan monostearate ascorbic acid), dried onion, rehydrated enzyme modified cheese (water, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dextrose, sugar, spices, monocalcium phosphate, methylcellulose, baking soda, natural flavor, enzymes.

Other products containing Sorbitan Monostearate Ascorbic Acid

Sorbitan Monostearate Ascorbic Acid is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni

Neighbours outside Totino's with screening scores in the same high band as Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Totino's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Totinos pizza sticks pepperoni'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 0042800477194: 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.