Three meat thin crust pizza

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Three meat thin crust pizza receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
0049022008588
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.333 PIZZA (146 g)

What the Data Says About

Three meat thin crust pizza carries a composite safety score of 50/100, 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 4 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, Three meat thin crust 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D 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 Three meat thin crust pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Toppings: Sauce
2
Water
3
Tomato Paste
4
Soybean Oil
5
Modified Food Starch
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Seasoning
8
Paprika
9
Spices
10
Onion Powder
11
Garlic Powder
12
Parmesan Cheese {Pasteurized Cultured Part-skim Milk
13
Enzymes}
14
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
15
Cheeses
16
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
17
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
18
Cheese Cultures
19
Enzymes
20
Fontina Cheese
21
Pasteurized Milk
22
Fully Cooked Hot Ham Capicola Water Added Coated With Dextrose
23
Flavoring And Oleoresin Paprika
24
Cured With Water
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Or Less Of: Sodium Lactate
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
29
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
30
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
31
Cooked Italian Style Pizza Topping
32
Sausage
33
Pork
34
Mechanically Separated Chicken
35
Flavoring
36
Sodium Phosphates
37
Textured Vegetable Protein
38
Soy Flour
39
Soy Protein Concentrate
40
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
41
Hard Salami
42
Beef Salt
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
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
46
BHA
Avoid GRAS
47
BHT
Caution GRAS
48
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
49
Basil. Crust: Flour
50
Wheat
51
Organic Malted Barley
52
Or Less Of: Sugar
53
Yeast
54
Cultured Wheat Starch
55
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
56
Soy Lecithin
57
Processing Aid

Full Ingredient List

Toppings: sauce (water, tomato paste, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, seasoning [salt, paprika, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, parmesan cheese {pasteurized cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes}], spices, garlic powder, xanthan gum), cheeses (low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], fontina cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes]), fully cooked hot ham capicola water added coated with dextrose, flavoring and oleoresin paprika (cured with water, salt, sugar, contains 2% or less of: sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), cooked italian style pizza topping (sausage [pork, mechanically separated chicken, spices, salt, water, sugar, paprika, flavoring, sodium phosphates], water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, soy protein concentrate, caramel color]), hard salami (pork, beef salt, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, spices, sodium ascorbate, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), basil. crust: flour (wheat, malted barley), water, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: sugar, yeast, salt, cultured wheat starch, citric acid, l-cysteine, soy lecithin (processing aid).

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

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