Mother of meat
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Mother of meat 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
Mother of meat 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, Mother of meat 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.
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 | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
CRUST (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CHEESE BLEND (PARMESAN CHEESE FROM COW'S MILK (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE FROM COW'S MILK {CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES) POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, YEAST, UNSALTED BUTTER PASTEURIZED CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS, BREADING MIX [WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN OIL, RICE STARCH, WHEAT STARCH, YEAST, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHINI, PALM OIL, SUGAR, SALT, SOUR CONCENTRATE (CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, FUMARIC ACID, SALT, LACTIC ACID, ACETIC ACID], WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, DOUGH CONDITIONER [WHEAT FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES]), LOW MOISTURE WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO CONCENTRATE, SEASONING [SUGAR, SALT, SPICES], GARLIC PUREE (GARLIC, WATER]), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID, MAY CONTAIN: DE
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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