Caution

Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza

by Sam's Choice

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742054421 · Sam's Choice · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742054421 · Serving size 0.2 PIZZA (148 g)

The verdict

Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza by Sam's Choice scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Crust, Wheat Flour, Water. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 42 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

42054421 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Thin Sliced Ham · ±0 BOOK-OFF …054421 · July 2026

11 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 42054421 · 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: Thin Sliced Ham · Nearest score peer is Thin Sliced Ham 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 Deli Style Meats Pizza: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian Deli Style Meats …80/1002. Thin Sliced Ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Thin Sliced Ham80/1003. Thin Sliced Smoked Turkey Breast: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Thin Sliced Smoked Turkey…80/1004. Honey Turkey Breast: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Honey Turkey Breast80/1005. Thin Sliced Smoked Ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Thin Sliced Smoked Ham80/100
High-band neighbours for Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza (80/100) outside Sam's Choice.
Chart values as text

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

Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza
80/100
Thin Sliced Ham
80/100
Thin Sliced Smoked Turkey Breast
80/100
Honey Turkey Breast
80/100
Thin Sliced Smoked Ham
80/100

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 Deli Style Meats Pizza scores 13.6 points below that category average (80/100 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 Deli Style Meats Pizza lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% 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: 42 (75th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Soybean Oil
5
Palm Oil
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Yeast
9
Olive Oil
10
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
11
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
12
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Sauce
14
Tomato Paste
15
Seasoning
16
Spices
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
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
19
Garlic Powder
20
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
21
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
22
Cheese Cultures
23
Enzymes
24
Cooked Hot Ham Capicola Water Added Coated With Dextrose
25
Flavoring And Oleoresin Paprika
26
Cured With Water
27
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
28
Sodium Phosphate
29
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
30
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
31
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
32
Cooked Italian Sausage Caramel Color Added
33
Pork
34
Spices And Natural Flavorings
35
Sodium Phosphates
36
Paprika
37
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Fully Cooked Pancetta
39
Natural Flavors
40
Roasted Peppers
41
Oregano
42
Dehydrated Parsley

Full Ingredient List

Crust (wheat flour, water, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar, salt, yeast, olive oil, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, l-cysteine), sauce (water, tomato paste, seasoning [salt, spices, dehydrated garlic, dextrose, soybean oil], garlic powder), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cooked hot ham capicola water added coated with dextrose, flavoring and oleoresin paprika (cured with water, salt, sugar, contains 2% or less of: sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), cooked italian sausage caramel color added (pork, spices and flavorings, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, paprika, caramel color), fully cooked pancetta (bacon cured with: pork, water, salt, sugar, flavors, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), roasted peppers, dehydrated garlic, oregano, parsley.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

High-score cross-brand comparables for Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza

Neighbours outside Sam's Choice with screening scores in the same high band as Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sam's Choice; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Italian Deli Style Meats Pizza'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 0078742054421: 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.