Taste Of Tony's, Combination Pizza

by The Schwan Food Company

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Taste Of Tony's, Combination Pizza by The Schwan Food Company receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0072180762122
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PORTION (210 g)

What the Data Says About

Taste Of Tony's, Combination Pizza by The Schwan Food Company carries a composite safety score of 55/100, 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 3 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, Taste Of Tony's, Combination 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 Taste Of Tony's, Combination Pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Tomatoes
2
Water
3
Tomato Paste
4
Enriched Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Malted Barley Flour
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Reduced Iron
9
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Imitation Mozzarella
13
Palm Oil
14
Corn Starch
15
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Rennet Casein
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Sodium Citrate
19
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
20
Natural Flavor
21
Sodium Phosphate
22
Beta Carotene
23
Color
24
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
25
As A Preservative
26
Cooked Pizza Topping
27
Sausage
28
Pork
29
Mechanically Separated Chicken
30
Spices
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Garlic Powder
33
Textured Vegetable Protein
34
Soy Flour
35
Fat Reduced Pepperoni
36
Beef
37
Textured Vegetable Protein Product*
38
Soy Protein Concentrate
39
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
42
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
43
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
B1
46
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
B6
48
B2
49
And Cyanocobalamin
50
B12
51
Less Than 2% Of Spices
52
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
53
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
54
Oleoresin Of Paprika
55
Flavoring
56
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
57
BHA
Avoid GRAS
58
BHT
Caution GRAS
59
Citric Acid. *Ingredient Not In Regular Pepperoni
60
Or Less Of: Yeast
61
Vegetable Oil
62
Soybean
63
Canola Oil
64
Modified Food Starch
65
Spice
66
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
67
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
68
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
69
Paprika
70
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
71
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
72
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
73
Soy Lecithin
74
Enzymes
75
Wheat
76
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

Full Ingredient List

Tomatoes (water, tomato paste), enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), imitation mozzarella (water, palm oil, modified corn starch, modified potato starch, rennet casein, salt, sodium citrate, lactic acid, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, beta carotene [color], sorbic acid [as a preservative]), cooked pizza topping (sausage [pork, mechanically separated chicken, spices, water, salt, sugar, garlic powder], water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, salt]), water, fat reduced pepperoni (pork, beef, water, textured vegetable protein product* [soy protein concentrate,zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (b6), riboflavin (b2), and cyanocobalamin (b12)], salt, less than 2% of spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. *ingredient not in regular pepperoni), contains 2% or less of: yeast, palm oil, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola oil), sugar, modified food starch, salt, spice, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, dried garlic, paprika, wheat starch, l-cysteine hydrochloride, ammonium sulfate, soy lecithin, natural flavor, enzymes (contains wheat), ascorbic acid.

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