Concern

PEPPERONI PIZZA

by Lunchables

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0044700024102 · Lunchables · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0044700024102 · Serving size 1 Serving (121 g)

The verdict

PEPPERONI PIZZA by Lunchables scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Pizza Crust, Wheat Flour, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour. 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 60 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00024102 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

PEPPERONI PIZZA label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni Slices · ±0 BOOK-OFF …024102 · July 2026

17 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00024102 · 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: Pepperoni Slices · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni Slices 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. PEPPERONI PIZZA: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. PEPPERONI PIZZA55/1002. Pepperoni Slices: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni Slices55/1003. Pepperoni Slices: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni Slices55/1004. Classic Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Classic Pepperoni55/1005. Pepperoni Walking Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pepperoni Walking Pizza55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for PEPPERONI PIZZA (55/100 on 60 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

PEPPERONI PIZZA
55/100
Pepperoni Slices
55/100
Pepperoni Slices
55/100
Classic Pepperoni
55/100
Pepperoni Walking Pizza
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. PEPPERONI PIZZA scores 38.6 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

PEPPERONI PIZZA lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pizza Crust
2
Wheat Flour
3
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Whole Wheat Flour
11
Water
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
14
Soybean Oil
15
Or Less Of Yeast
16
Vital Wheat Gluten
17
Mono - & Diglycerides
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
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
20
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
21
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Enzyme
24
Wheat
25
Pizza Sauce
26
Tomato Paste
27
Modified Food Starch
28
Garlic Powder
29
Onion Powder
30
Spice
31
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
32
Organic Basil
33
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
35
Added As Preservatives
36
Natural Flavor
37
Pepperoni Made With Pork And Chicken
38
Pork
39
Mechanically Separated Chicken
40
Or Less Of Pork Stock
41
Spices
42
Mustard
43
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
44
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
45
Oleoresin Of Paprika
46
Flavoring
47
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
48
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
49
BHA
Avoid GRAS
50
BHT
Caution GRAS
51
Mozzarella Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
52
Part-skim Milk
53
Milk Protein Concentrate
54
Milkfat
55
Cheese Culture
56
Sodium Citrate
57
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
58
Enzymes
59
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
60
Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking

Full Ingredient List

PIZZA CRUST (WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR], WATER, SUGAR, GLYCERIN, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF YEAST, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, MONO - & DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ENZYME), CONTAINS: WHEAT; PIZZA SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE, CITRIC ACID, DRIED BASIL, SEA SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE [ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES], XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR); PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK AND CHICKEN (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF PORK STOCK, SPICES [INCLUDING MUSTARD], DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID); MOZZARELLA PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT (PART-SKIM MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING).

Other products containing Mozzarella Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product

Mozzarella Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for PEPPERONI PIZZA

Neighbours outside Lunchables near PEPPERONI PIZZA's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lunchables; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from PEPPERONI PIZZA's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare PEPPERONI PIZZA'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

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0044700024102: 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.