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Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza

by Palermo's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075706148073 · Palermo's · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075706148073 · Serving size 0.25 PIZZA (142 g)

The verdict

Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza by Palermo's scores 40/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Crust, Enriched Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

40/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 50 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

33/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

40/100

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.

06148073 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 40/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 16% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Mother of Meat! · ±0 BOOK-OFF …148073 · July 2026

15 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 06148073 · 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: Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza · Nearest score peer is Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Palermo's, pizzeria mediu…40/1002. Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mother of Meat! Italian S…40/1003. Ham, Salami And Sliced Pepperoni Stromboli: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ham, Salami And Sliced Pe…40/1004. Mission pizza co., supreme thin crust pizza, pepperoni,chicken & beef, pepperoni,chicken & beef: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mission pizza co., suprem…40/1005. Mission pizza co., thin crust pizza, combination: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mission pizza co., thin c…40/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza (40/100 on 50 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza
40/100
Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza
40/100
Ham, Salami And Sliced Pepperoni Stromboli
40/100
Mission pizza co., supreme thin crust pizza, pepperoni,chicken & beef, pepperoni,chicken & beef
40/100
Mission pizza co., thin crust pizza, combination
40/100

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. Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza scores 53.6 points below that category average (40/100 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

Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 84th percentile a longer ingredient list than 84% 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: 50 (84th 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 40/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Malted Barley Flour
9
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
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Bread Crumbs
13
Wheat Flour
14
Yeast
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Honey
18
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
19
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
20
Cheese Cultures
21
Enzymes
22
Sauce
23
Tomatoes
24
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
25
Spice
26
Italian Sausage
27
Pork
28
Spices
29
Corn Syrup Solids
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Paprika
32
Lemon Juice Powder
33
Lemon Juice Solids
34
Lemon Oil
35
Flavoring
36
BHA
Avoid GRAS
37
BHT
Caution GRAS
38
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
39
Pepperoni
40
Beef
41
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
42
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
43
Oleoresin Of Paprika
44
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
45
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
46
Bacon
47
Pork Cured With Water
48
Smoke Flavoring
49
Sodium Phosphate
50
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Crust (enriched wheat flour [{flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid], water, soybean oil, bread crumbs [wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt], yeast, 2% or less of the following: honey, sugar, salt), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sauce (water, tomatoes, sugar, salt, dehydrated garlic, spice), italian sausage (pork, spices, water, salt, corn syrup solids, dried garlic, paprika, sugar, lemon juice powder [corn syrup solids, lemon juice solids, lemon oil], flavoring, bha, bht, propyl gallate), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), bacon (pork cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).

Categories

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Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza

Neighbours outside Palermo's in the same lower screening band as Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza (40/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Palermo's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Palermo's, pizzeria medium crust meat lovers pizza'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 0075706148073: 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.