MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK

by LUNCHABLES

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK by LUNCHABLES receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0044700070925
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 package (63 g)

What the Data Says About

MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK by LUNCHABLES carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 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, MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Mozzarella Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
2
Part-skim Milk
3
Water
4
Milk Protein Concentrate
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Sodium Citrate
7
Milkfat
8
Cheese Culture
9
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
10
Enzymes
11
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
With Sunflower Lecithin Added For Slice Separation
13
Milk
14
Crackers
15
Enriched Flour
16
Wheat Flour
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Reduced Iron
19
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
Vegetable Oil Shortening
23
Canola Oil
24
Fractionated Palm Oil
25
Soybean Oil
26
Palm Oil
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Baking Soda
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Natural Type Flavor
31
Wheat
32
Soy
33
Pepperoni Made With Pork And Chicken
34
Pork
35
Mechanically Separated Chicken
36
Or Less Of Pork Stock
37
Spices
38
Including Mustard
39
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
40
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
41
Oleoresin Of Paprika
42
Flavoring
43
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
44
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
45
BHA
Avoid GRAS
46
BHT
Caution GRAS
47
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

Full Ingredient List

MOZZARELLA PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT (PART-SKIM MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, MILKFAT, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, WITH SUNFLOWER LECITHIN ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION)., CONTAINS: MILK;, CRACKERS (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL AND/OR FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, AND/OR PALM OIL), SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL TYPE FLAVOR), CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY;, 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).

Categories

Meat-product

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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