Concern

Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073369060411 · Michelina's · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073369060411 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (113 g)

The verdict

Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas by Michelina's scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour. 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
4
Many flagged · of 43 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

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

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.

69060411 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 24% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH SweetTarts Gummy Halos · ±0 BOOK-OFF …060411 · July 2026

12 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 69060411 · 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: SweetTarts Gummy Halos · Nearest score peer is SweetTarts Gummy Halos 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. Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Michelina's, zap ems, dee…50/1002. SweetTarts Gummy Halos: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. SweetTarts Gummy Halos50/1003. Scm designs, happy valentine, braided marshmallow pop, apple flavor: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Scm designs, happy valent…50/1004. The Chewy Mint: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. The Chewy Mint50/1005. Bluest Rasberry: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bluest Rasberry50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas (50/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas
50/100
SweetTarts Gummy Halos
50/100
Scm designs, happy valentine, braided marshmallow pop, apple flavor
50/100
The Chewy Mint
50/100
Bluest Rasberry
50/100

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. Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas scores 43.6 points below that category average (50/100 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

Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 76th percentile a longer ingredient list than 76% 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (76th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Tomato Paste
11
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
12
Cheese
13
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Enzymes
16
Modified Food Starch
17
Pepperoni
18
Pork
19
Beef
20
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
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
23
Oleoresin Of Paprika
24
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
25
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
26
BHA
Avoid GRAS
27
BHT
Caution GRAS
28
Citric Acid. May Also Contain Water
29
Flavorings
30
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
31
Shortening
32
Palm Oil
33
Mono And Diglycerides
34
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
35
Less Than 2% Of Sugar
36
Parmesan Cheese
37
Part Skim Milk
38
Cheese Cultures
39
Active Dry Yeast
40
Olive Oil
41
Granulated Onion
42
Granulated Garlic
43
Soy Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tomato paste, low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (cheese [cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, dehydrated garlic, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. may also contain water, flavorings, and sodium ascorbate), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 80), less than 2% of sugar, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified food starch, salt, active dry yeast, olive oil, spices, granulated onion, granulated garlic, soy lecithin.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Deep-dish-pizza

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas

Neighbours outside Michelina's near Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Michelina's, zap ems, deep dish pepperoni pizzas's 4 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 0073369060411: 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.