Italian style melt, meatballs and pepperoni stromboli
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Italian style melt, meatballs and pepperoni stromboli 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.
What the Data Says About
Italian style melt, meatballs and pepperoni stromboli 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, Italian style melt, meatballs and pepperoni stromboli 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
Dough: enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, sugar, salt, semolina flour (semolina [milled from durum wheat], niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), garlic powder, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), dough conditioner (wheat flour, ascorbic acid, enzymes). filling: cheese blend (part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], ricotta cheese [whey, whole milk, cream, vinegar, and xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum {stabilizers}], natural cheese flavor [cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, romano cheese, mozzarella cheese {all made with pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes}, whey protein powder, maltodextrin, salt]), cooked meatballs (beef, pork, water, romano cheese [pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], bread crumbs [wheat flour, sugar, salt, yeast, canola oil], soy protein concentrate, ricotta cheese [whey, pasteurized whole milk, vinegar, salt), salt, natural flavorings, brown sugar, spices, dehydrated parsley), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of sugar, spices, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, natural flavorings, garlic powder, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), tomato sauce (water, tomato paste, spice blend [sugar, salt, spices, less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking], garlic puree, guar gum, soybean oil). topping: parmesan & romano cheese blend (parmesan cheese [made from cow's milk, salt, enzymes], romano cheese [made from cow's milk, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose/starch blend added to prevent caking), bread crumbs (bleached flour, water, vegetable oil [soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and/or canola oil], salt, yeast, contains 2% or less of the following: sugar, dextrose), parsley.
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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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