Caution

Pepperoni Pizza

by Kirkland

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0096619507238 · Kirkland · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0096619507238 · Serving size 1 portion (270 g)

The verdict

Pepperoni Pizza by Kirkland scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Crust, Enriched Wheat Flour, Flour. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 56 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

19507238 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pepperoni Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH BEEF HOT DOGS · ±0 BOOK-OFF …507238 · July 2026

13 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 19507238 · 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: BEEF HOT DOGS · Nearest score peer is BEEF HOT DOGS 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. Pepperoni Pizza: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pepperoni Pizza85/1002. BEEF HOT DOGS: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. BEEF HOT DOGS85/1003. Beef Polish Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beef Polish Sausage85/1004. Beef dinner franks: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Beef dinner franks85/1005. Bacon Crumbles: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bacon Crumbles85/100
High-band neighbours for Pepperoni Pizza (85/100) outside Kirkland.
Chart values as text

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

Pepperoni Pizza
85/100
BEEF HOT DOGS
85/100
Beef Polish Sausage
85/100
Beef dinner franks
85/100
Bacon Crumbles
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Pepperoni Pizza scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Pepperoni Pizza lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (86th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Water
11
Soybean Oil
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Palm Oil
14
Yeast
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Leavening Isodium Aluminum Phosphate
17
Sodium Bicarbonatej
18
Enriched Semolina Flour
19
Semolina
20
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
White Distilled Vinegar
22
Preservative
23
Cultured Whey
24
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Soy Lecithin
26
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
Enzymes
28
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
29
Cheeses
30
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
31
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
32
Cheese Cultures
33
White Cheddar Cheese
34
Pasteurized Milk
35
Cheese Culture
36
Sauce
37
Tomatoes
38
Spice
39
Spices
40
Onion Powder
41
Garlic Powder
42
Hot Sauce
43
Aged Red Cayenne Peppers
44
Distilled Vinegar
45
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
46
Pepperoni
47
Pork
48
Mustard
49
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
50
Oleoresin Of Paprika
51
Flavoring
52
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
53
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
54
Milk
55
Soy
56
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

crust (enriched wheat flour [flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, soybean oil, sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: palm oil, yeast, salt, leavening isodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonatej, enriched semolina flour [semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], white distilled vinegar, preservative [cultured whey, whey], soy lecithin, ascorbic acid, enzymes, wheat starch), cheeses (low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures,salt, enzymes],white cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes]), sauce (water, tomatoes,spice [sugar, salt, spices,onion powder, garlic powder], hot sauce [aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic]), pepperoni (pork, salt, spices [including mustard], dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite), contains: milk, soy, wheat,

Categories

Frozen foods Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Frozen pizzas and pies Frozen pizzas Pepperoni pizzas

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pepperoni Pizza

Neighbours outside Kirkland with screening scores in the same high band as Pepperoni Pizza (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kirkland; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pepperoni Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Pepperoni Pizza's 1 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 0096619507238: 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.