Concern

pepperoni pizza

by Tombstone

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071921376611 · Tombstone · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071921376611 · Serving size 0.25 pizza (131 g)

The verdict

pepperoni pizza by Tombstone scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 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 57-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 57 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.

21376611 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

pepperoni pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Sicilian Recipe · ±0 BOOK-OFF …376611 · July 2026

14 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 21376611 · 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: Sicilian Recipe · Nearest score peer is Sicilian Recipe 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. pepperoni pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. pepperoni pizza55/1002. Sicilian Recipe: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sicilian Recipe55/1003. Pepperoni Hand-Tossed style crust pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni Hand-Tossed sty…55/1004. Better with bacon pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Better with bacon peppero…55/1005. Rising Crust Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Rising Crust Pizza55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for pepperoni pizza (55/100 on 57 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

pepperoni pizza
55/100
Sicilian Recipe
55/100
Pepperoni Hand-Tossed style crust pizza
55/100
Better with bacon pepperoni
55/100
Rising Crust Pizza
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. pepperoni 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

pepperoni pizza lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (90th 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 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

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
Tomato Paste
15
Pepperoni Made With Pork
16
Chicken And Beef
17
Pork
18
Mechanically Separated Chicken
19
Beef
20
Or Less Of Spices
21
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
22
Pork Stock
23
Lactic %
24
Dv
25
Tells You How Acid Starter Culture
26
Oleoresin Of Paprika
27
Flavoring
28
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
29
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
30
Paprika
31
BHA
Avoid GRAS
32
BHT
Caution GRAS
33
Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
34
Palm Oil
35
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
36
Mozzarella Cheese
37
Milk
38
Modified Food Starch
39
Sodium Citrate
40
Skim Milk
41
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Chicken Best Bht With Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor
44
2% Or Less Of Spices
45
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
46
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
47
May Also Contain Paprika
48
Natural Smoke Flavor
49
Corn Oil
50
2% Or Less Of Palm Oil
51
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
52
Seasoning Blend
53
Spices
54
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
55
Yeast
56
Natural Butter Flavor
57
Wheat

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), tomato paste, pepperoni made with pork, chicken and beef (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic % (dv) tells you how acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, sodium ascorbate, paprika, processed with natural smoke flavor, bha, bht, citric acid to help protect flavor), imitation *the % daily value much a nutrient % mozzarella cheese (water, palm oil, casein, mozzarella cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, sodium citrate, skim milk, salt, lactic acid, sodium phosphate), pepperoni made with pork, chicken best bht with citric acid added to help protect flavor (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, 2% or less of spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid, may also contain paprika, natural smoke flavor), corn oil, 2% or less of palm oil, sugar, salt, seasoning blend (salt, spices, dried garlic), yeast, butter flavor. contains: wheat, milk.

Other products containing 2% Or Less Of Palm Oil

2% Or Less Of Palm Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Pepperoni pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for pepperoni pizza

Neighbours outside Tombstone near pepperoni pizza's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tombstone; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from pepperoni pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare pepperoni 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 0071921376611: 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.