Four Cheese Hand-Tossed Style Crust Pizza

by DiGiorno

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Four Cheese Hand-Tossed Style Crust Pizza by DiGiorno receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0071921008284
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
261 g

What the Data Says About

Four Cheese Hand-Tossed Style Crust Pizza by DiGiorno carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Four Cheese Hand-Tossed Style 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 Four Cheese Hand-Tossed Style Crust Pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Organic Low-moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
10
Part-skim Milk
11
Cheese Culture
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Enzymes
14
Low-moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese With Modified Food Starch
15
Milk
16
Cheese Cultures
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Nonfat Milk
19
Natural Flavors
20
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
21
Color
22
Tomato Paste
23
Vegetable Oil
24
Soybean Oil
25
Corn Oil
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
2% Or Less Of: Shortening
28
Palm Oil
29
Natural Butter Flavor
30
Beta Carotene
31
Degerminated White Corn Meal
32
Bread Crumbs
33
Bleached Wheat Flour
34
Yeast
35
Parmesan
36
Asiago
37
And Romano Cheeses Made From Cow's Milk
38
Seasoning
39
Spices
40
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Konjac Gum
44
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
45
Mono - And Diglycerides
46
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
47
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
48
Methylcellulose
49
Soy Lecithin
50
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
51
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
52
Dough Conditioner

Full Ingredient List

enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese with modified food starch (low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, nonfat milk, natural flavors, annatto [color]), tomato paste, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil), sugar, 2% or less of: shortening (palm oil, natural butter flavor, beta carotene [color]), degerminated white corn meal, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt), yeast, parmesan, asiago, and romano cheeses made from cow's milk (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), seasoning (salt, spices, fructose, garlic, modified cornstarch, konjac gum, malic acid), salt, mono - and diglycerides, wheat gluten, datem, methylcellulose, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner),

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