Four Cheese Pizza

by Red Baron

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Four Cheese Pizza by Red Baron 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
0072180566386
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 pizza (163 g)

What the Data Says About

Four Cheese Pizza by Red Baron 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 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 C 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 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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Cheeses
11
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella And Parmesan Cheese
12
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Cheddar Cheese
16
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
17
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
18
Color
19
Provolone Cheese
20
Tomato Paste
21
Palm Oil
22
Or Less Of: Vegetable Oil
23
Soybean
24
Canola Oil
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Nonfat Milk
27
Yeast
28
Modified Food Starch
29
Spice
30
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
33
Paprika
34
Onion
35
Natural Flavor
36
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
37
Defatted Soy Flour
38
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
39
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
40
Soy Lecithin
41
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
42
Dough Conditioner

Full Ingredient List

enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cheeses (low moisture part skim mozzarella and parmesan cheese [cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes], cheddar cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (color)], provolone cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes], tomato paste, palm oil, contains 2% or less of: vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola oil), sugar, salt, nonfat milk, yeast, modified food starch, spice, maltodextrin, dried garlic, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, paprika, dried onion, natural flavor, wheat starch, defatted soy flour, l-cysteine hydrochloride, ammonium sulfate, soy lecithin, annatto (color), ascorbic acid (dough conditioner),

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Deep-dish-pizza

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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