Caution

Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage

by Hy-Vee

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075450239065 · Hy-Vee · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075450239065 · Serving size 1 FLATBREAD (249 g)

The verdict

Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage by Hy-Vee scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 46-component record, beginning with Flatbread Crust, Enriched Wheat 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 46 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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

50239065 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 20% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Blueberry muffin mix · ±0 BOOK-OFF …239065 · July 2026

14 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 50239065 · 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: Blueberry muffin mix · Nearest score peer is Blueberry muffin mix at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

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. Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Sausage Flat Brea…70/1002. Blueberry muffin mix: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blueberry muffin mix70/1003. That's Smart!, Sweet Relish: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. That's Smart!, Sweet Reli…70/1004. That's Smart!, Whole Sweet Gherkins: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. That's Smart!, Whole Swee…70/1005. Cherry Energy: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cherry Energy70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage (70/100 on 46 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage
70/100
Blueberry muffin mix
70/100
That's Smart!, Sweet Relish
70/100
That's Smart!, Whole Sweet Gherkins
70/100
Cherry Energy
70/100

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. Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 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

Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 80th percentile a longer ingredient list than 80% 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: 46 (80th 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 46 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flatbread Crust
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced 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
Water
11
00"" Flour
12
Yeast
13
Olive Oil
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Canola Oil
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Dried Vinegar
19
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
20
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
21
Mold Inhibitor
22
Pizza Sauce
23
Crushed Tomatoes
24
Tomato Paste
25
Sunflower Oil
26
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
27
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
28
Spices
29
Granulated Garlic
30
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate Added As Preservatives
31
Low-moisture Part-skim And Low-moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese Blend
32
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
33
Pasteurized Milk
34
Cheese Culture
35
Enzymes
36
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
37
Italian Sausage
38
Pork
39
Corn Syrup Solids
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Paprika
42
Lemon Juice Powder
43
Lemon Juice Solids
44
Lemon Oil
45
BHA
Avoid GRAS
46
BHT
Caution GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Flatbread Crust (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, ""00"" Flour, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Yeast, Olive Oil, Salt, Canola Oil, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Vinegar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Propionate [Mold Inhibitor]), Pizza Sauce (Crushed Tomatoes [Water, Crushed Tomatoes], Tomato Paste, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Citric Acid, Spices, Granulated Garlic, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate Added As Preservatives), Low-Moisture Part-Skim And Low-Moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese Blend (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose [To Prevent Caking]), Italian Sausage (Pork, Water, Spices, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Garlic, Sugar, Paprika, Lemon Juice Powder (Corn Syrup Solids, Lemon Juice Solids, Lemon Oil), Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).

Categories

Meals

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage

Neighbours outside Hy-Vee near Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hy-Vee; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 46-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Italian Sausage Flat Bread Take & Bake Pizza, Italian Sausage's 2 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 0075450239065: 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.