Thin Crust Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Thin Crust Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken by Whole Foods Market 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 Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken by Whole Foods Market 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 Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
TOPPINGS: CHEESES (LOW-MOISTURE WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), SMOKED GOUDA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO AND/OR BETA CAROTENE {COLOR}, NATURAL FLAVORSI), BARBECUE SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, BARBECUE SEASONING [CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, SPICES MUSTARD POWDER, CHILI POWDER}, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, GUM ARABIC, PAPRIKA {COLOR}, SILICON DIOXIDE {TO PREVENT CAKING}, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR], ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES), BARBECUE SEASONED COOKED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT CARAMEL COLOR AND SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, SEASONING [CANE SUGAR, TOMATO POWDER, SEA SALT, SPICES {BLACK PEPPER, CHILE PEPPERS, CUMIN, OREGANO, RED PEPPER, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, ONION POWDER, BEET POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), NATURALL SMOKE FLAVOR), RED ONIONS, CILANTRO, CRUST: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID [DOUGH CONDITIONERJ, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BREADCRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SALT), ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, HONEY, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT
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.