Concern

Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza

by Freschetta

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072180637888 · Freschetta · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072180637888 · Serving size 0.2 PIZZA (134 g)

The verdict

Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza by Freschetta scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese And Parmesan Cheese, Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Salt. 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 58 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.

80637888 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Red baron, minis · ±0 BOOK-OFF …637888 · July 2026

19 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 80637888 · 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: Red baron, minis pizzas, deep dish, pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Red baron, minis pizzas, deep dish, pepperoni 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. Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Artisan Crust Pepperoni P…55/1002. Red baron, minis pizzas, deep dish, pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Red baron, minis pizzas, …55/1003. Brick Oven Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Brick Oven Pepperoni Pizza55/1004. MEAT-TRIO® PIZZA: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. MEAT-TRIO® PIZZA55/1005. Deep dish singles supreme pizza sausage, pepperoni, green & red peppers and onions, supreme: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Deep dish singles supreme…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza (55/100 on 58 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Red baron, minis pizzas, deep dish, pepperoni
55/100
Brick Oven Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
MEAT-TRIO® PIZZA
55/100
Deep dish singles supreme pizza sausage, pepperoni, green & red peppers and onions, supreme
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. Artisan Crust 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

Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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: 58 (91st 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 58 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese And Parmesan Cheese
2
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Enzymes
5
Whole Grain Blend
6
White Whole Wheat Flour
7
Brown Rice Flour
8
Whole Grain Oat Flour
9
Enriched Flour
10
Wheat Flour
11
Malted Barley Flour
12
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Reduced Iron
14
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
17
Nonfat Milk
18
Water
19
Pepperoni Made With Pork
20
Chicken And Beef
21
Pork
22
Mechanically Separated Chicken
23
Beef
24
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
25
Spices
26
Smoke Flavoring
27
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
28
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
29
Flavoring
30
Garlic Powder
31
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
32
BHA
Avoid GRAS
33
BHT
Caution GRAS
34
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
35
Paprika
36
Oleoresin Of Paprika
37
Tomato Paste
38
Provolone Cheese
39
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
40
Yeast
41
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Palm Oil
44
Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
45
Spice
46
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
47
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
48
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
49
Olive Oil
50
Guar Gum
51
Soy Lecithin
52
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
53
Natural Flavor
54
Artificial Flavor
55
Beta Carotene
56
Color
57
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes), whole grain blend (white whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, whole grain oat flour), enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), nonfat milk, water, pepperoni made with pork, chicken and beef (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: water, dextrose, spices, smoke flavoring, lactic acid starter culture, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid, contains one or more of: paprika, oleoresin of paprika), tomato paste, provolone cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), yeast, contains 2% or less of: sugar, wheat gluten, palm oil, liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, spice, dried garlic, datem, dextrose, sea salt, olive oil, guar gum, soy lecithin, ascorbic acid, natural flavor, artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate, wheat starch, enzymes.

Other products containing Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese And Parmesan Cheese

Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese And Parmesan Cheese is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Neighbours outside Freschetta near Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Freschetta; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 58-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Artisan Crust 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 0072180637888: 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.