Thin crust supreme pizza

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Thin crust supreme 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
0070038643470
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.333 PIZZA (155 g)

What the Data Says About

Thin crust supreme 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, Thin crust supreme 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 Thin crust supreme 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: Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk
3
Cheese Cultures
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Enzymes
6
Sauce
7
Water
8
Tomato Paste
9
Soybean Oil
10
Modified Food Starch
11
Seasoning
12
Paprika
13
Spices
14
Onion Powder
15
Garlic Powder
16
Parmesan Cheese {Pasteurized Cultured Part-skim Milk
17
Enzymes}
18
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
19
Cooked Italian Style Pizza Topping
20
Sausage
21
Pork
22
Mechanically Separated Chicken
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Flavorings
25
Sodium Phosphates
26
Textured Vegetable Protein
27
Soy Flour
28
Soy Protein Concentrate
29
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Pepperoni
31
Beef
32
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
33
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
34
Oleoresin Of Paprika
35
Flavoring
36
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
37
BHA
Avoid GRAS
38
BHT
Caution GRAS
39
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
40
Roasted Red Peppers
41
Roasted Green Peppers
42
Roasted Yellow Peppers
43
Red Onions. Crust: Flour
44
Wheat
45
Organic Malted Barley
46
Or Less Of: Sugar
47
Yeast
48
Cultured Wheat Starch
49
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Soy Lecithin
51
Processing Aid

Full Ingredient List

Toppings: low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), 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), cooked italian style pizza topping (sausage [pork, mechanically separated chicken, spices, salt, water, sugar, paprika, flavorings, sodium phosphates], water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, soy protein concentrate, caramel color]), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), roasted red peppers, roasted green peppers, roasted yellow peppers, red onions. 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