Thin crust philly cheese steak pizza
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Thin crust philly cheese steak pizza receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
Thin crust philly cheese steak pizza carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Thin crust philly cheese steak pizza 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes), creamy cheese sauce (water, pasteurized cream, cheese cultures, salt, carob bean gum, guar gum, maltodextrin, whey, modified food starch, coconut oil, corn syrup solids, yeast extract, sodium caseinate, dried onion, dried garlic, sugar, natural flavors, salt, xanthan gum, caramel color), water, cooked seasoned beef steak, water and modified food starch product (ground beef, water, dextrose, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, modified food starch, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, tomato powder, caramel color, onion and garlic powder, autolyzed yeast, citric acid, spices, worcestershire sauce base [water, vinegar, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, salt, natural flavoring], spice extractives. coated with water, dextrose, modified cornstarch, caramel color, salt, tomato powder, hydrolyzed soy protein, onion powder, garlic powder, sodium aluminosilicate, citric acid, hydrogenated modified soybean oil), shortening (palm oil, natural flavor, soy lecithin), contains 2% or less of: vegetable oil (soybean, and/or canola oil), sugar, salt, yeast, parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes), spice, dough conditioner (wheat starch, l-cysteine hydrochloride, ammonium sulfate).
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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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