Concern

Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza

by Jack's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0074653791875 · Jack's · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0074653791875 · Serving size 0.333 pizza (136 g)

The verdict

Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza by Jack's scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Wheat And Malted Barley 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 44 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.

53791875 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrate PHOTO-FINISH Premium pasteurized process · ±0 BOOK-OFF …791875 · July 2026

11 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrate). Source sheet 53791875 · 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: Premium pasteurized process cheddar and pepperoni cheese product, cheddar cheese & pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Premium pasteurized process cheddar and pepperoni cheese product, cheddar cheese & 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. Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Original Thin Pepperoni P…55/1002. Premium pasteurized process cheddar and pepperoni cheese product, cheddar cheese & pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Premium pasteurized proce…55/1003. Thirst Quenching Gum: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Thirst Quenching Gum55/1004. Sugar Free Low Calorie Syrup Strawberry: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sugar Free Low Calorie Sy…55/1005. Pepperoni Slices: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pepperoni Slices55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza (55/100 on 44 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Premium pasteurized process cheddar and pepperoni cheese product, cheddar cheese & pepperoni
55/100
Thirst Quenching Gum
55/100
Sugar Free Low Calorie Syrup Strawberry
55/100
Pepperoni Slices
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. Original Thin 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

Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% 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: 44 (77th 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 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Enriched Wheat And Malted Barley Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Low - Moisture Part - Skim Mozzarella Cheese
11
Part - Skim Milk
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
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 Acid Starter Culture
24
Oleoresin Of Paprika
25
Flavoring
26
Sodium Nitrate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
27
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
28
Paprika
29
BHA
Avoid GRAS
30
BHT
Caution GRAS
31
Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor
32
Tomato Paste
33
Vegetable Oil
34
Soybean Oil
35
Corn Oil
36
2% Or Less Of Sugar
37
Modified Food Starch
38
Cellulose Powder
39
Yeast
40
Spices
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
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
43
Soy Lecithin
44
Lcysteine Hydrochloride

Full Ingredient List

Water, enriched wheat and malted barley flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), low - moisture part - skim mozzarella cheese (part - skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), pepperoni made with pork, chicken and beef (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrate, sodium ascorbate, paprika, processed with natural smoke flavor, bha, bht, citric acid to help protect flavor), tomato paste, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil), 2% or less of sugar, salt, modified food starch, cellulose powder, yeast, spices, dried garlic, citric acid, soy lecithin, lcysteine hydrochloride.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Original Thin Pepperoni Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrate. Open Sodium Nitrate
  • Compare Original Thin 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 0074653791875: 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.