Concern

Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza

by Member's Mark

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742287744 · Member's Mark · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742287744 · Serving size 0.25 PIZZA (121 g)

The verdict

Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza by Member's Mark scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 43 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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

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.

42287744 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 24% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Sam's Choice Rising · ±0 BOOK-OFF …287744 · July 2026

11 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 42287744 · 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: Sam's Choice Rising Crust 5 Meat Pizza · Nearest score peer is Sam's Choice Rising Crust 5 Meat Pizza at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Thin & crispy pepperoni p…55/1002. Sam's Choice Rising Crust 5 Meat Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sam's Choice Rising Crust…55/1003. Thin Crust Supreme Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Thin Crust Supreme Pizza55/1004. Mini Pizza Bagels: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Pizza Bagels55/1005. Pizza rolls: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pizza rolls55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza (55/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza
55/100
Sam's Choice Rising Crust 5 Meat Pizza
55/100
Thin Crust Supreme Pizza
55/100
Mini Pizza Bagels
55/100
Pizza rolls
55/100

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. Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza scores 38.6 points below that category average (55/100 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

Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 76th percentile a longer ingredient list than 76% 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: 43 (76th 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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Soybean Oil
5
Palm Oil With Natural Flavor Colored With Beta Carotene
6
Cultured Wheat Starch
7
Yeast
8
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
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
White Corn Meal
11
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
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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Corn Starch
18
Spice
19
Garlic Powder
20
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
21
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Blend
22
Corn
23
Soy
24
Wheat
25
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide
27
Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese
28
Pasteurized Milk
29
Cheese Cultures
30
Enzymes
31
Pepperoni
32
Pork
33
Beef
34
Spices
35
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
36
Oleoresin Of Paprika
37
Flavoring
38
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
39
BHA
Avoid GRAS
40
BHT
Caution GRAS
41
Grated Parmesan Cheese
42
Grated Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
43
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Crust (wheat flour, water, soybean oil, palm oil with natural flavor colored with beta carotene, cultured wheat starch, yeast, dextrose, salt, white corn meal, citric acid, l-cysteine), sauce (water, tomato paste, soybean oil, seasoning [salt, sugar, corn starch, spice, garlic powder, xanthan gum, hydrolyzed vegetable protein blend (corn, soy, wheat), autolyzed yeast extract, less than 2% silicon dioxide {prevents caking}]), low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), grated parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), grated romano cheese made from cow's milk (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dehydrated garlic, spices.

Other products containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Blend

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Blend is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Pepperoni pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza

Neighbours outside Member's Mark near Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Member's Mark; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza's 3 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 0078742287744: 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.