Concern

Pizza

by Emmo pizza

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0047861000053 · Emmo pizza · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0047861000053 · Serving size 0.333 pizza (168 g)

The verdict

Pizza by Emmo pizza scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-component record, beginning with Flour, Water, Shortening. 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 48 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.

61000053 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 18% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrate PHOTO-FINISH PIZZA SNACK ROLLS · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000053 · July 2026

14 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrate). Source sheet 61000053 · 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: PIZZA SNACK ROLLS PEPPERONI · Nearest score peer is PIZZA SNACK ROLLS PEPPERONI 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. Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pizza55/1002. PIZZA SNACK ROLLS PEPPERONI: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. PIZZA SNACK ROLLS PEPPERO…55/1003. Pepperoni pizza snackers: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni pizza snackers55/1004. Pepperoni pizza snack rolls, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pepperoni pizza snack rol…55/1005. Italian Sandwich Salad Combo: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Sandwich Salad Co…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pizza (55/100 on 48 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pizza
55/100
PIZZA SNACK ROLLS PEPPERONI
55/100
Pepperoni pizza snackers
55/100
Pepperoni pizza snack rolls, pepperoni
55/100
Italian Sandwich Salad Combo
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. 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

Pizza lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 82nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 82% 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: 48 (82nd 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 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flour
2
Water
3
Shortening
4
Beef Fat
5
Soybean Oil
6
BHA
Avoid GRAS
7
BHT
Caution GRAS
8
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
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Sodium Silicoaluminate
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
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
13
Dough Conditioner
14
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
15
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Yeast
18
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
19
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
20
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
21
Tomato Paste
22
Tomatoes
23
Spices
24
Onion
25
Black Pepper
26
Organic Basil
27
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
28
Cheddar Cheese
29
Milk
30
Cheese Cultures
31
Enzymes
32
Swiss Cheese
33
Provolone Cheese
34
Mozzarella Cheese
35
Sodium Phosphate
36
Pork
37
Beef
38
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
39
Oleoresin Of Paprika
40
Flavorings
41
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
42
Sodium Nitrate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
43
Romano Cheese
44
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
45
Oregano
46
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
47
Anti-caking Agent
48
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

PIZZA CRUST: flour, water, shortening (beef fat, soybean oil, BHA, BHT, citric acid), salt (salt, sodium silicoaluminate, dextrose, potassium iodide), dough conditioner (whey, L-cysteine hydrochloride), sugar, yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), calcium propionate. SAUCE: water, tomato paste (tomatoes), sugar, spices (dehydrated onion, salt, black pepper, basil, dehydrated garlic), soybean oil, sodium benzoate. PROVEL CHEESE: cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), swiss cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), water, mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium phosphate, salt, smoke flavor. PEPPERONI: pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrate, BHA, BHT, citric acid. BEHYDRATED ROMANO CHEESE WITH OREGANO: romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), oregano, powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent). CONTAINS: wheat, milk.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pizza

Neighbours outside Emmo pizza near Pizza's mid-band score (55/100). No other Emmo pizza products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrate. Open Sodium Nitrate
  • Compare 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 0047861000053: 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.