Thin Crust Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken

by Whole Foods Market

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

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.

Barcode
0099482491550
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 pizza (405 g)

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

Composite safety metrics for Thin Crust Pizza Barbeque with White Meat Chicken
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

1
Toppings: Cheeses
2
Low-moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese
3
Pasteurized Milk
4
Cheese Cultures
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Microbial Enzymes
7
Smoked Gouda Cheese
8
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
9
Beta Carotene {Color}
10
Natural Flavorsi
11
Barbecue Sauce
12
Water
13
Tomato Paste
14
Organic Barbecue Seasoning
15
Cane Sugar
16
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Onion Powder
19
Spices Mustard Powder
20
Chili Powder}
21
Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
22
Gum Arabic
23
Paprika {Color}
24
Silicon Dioxide {To Prevent Caking}
25
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
26
Natural Smoke Flavor
27
Distilled Vinegar
28
Molasses
29
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
30
Seasoning
31
Tomato Powder
32
Spices {Black Pepper
33
Chile Peppers
34
Cumin
35
Oregano
36
Red Pepper
37
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
38
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
39
Beet Powder
40
Garlic Powder
41
Naturall Smoke Flavor
42
Red Onions
43
Cilantro
44
Crust: Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
45
Wheat Flour
46
Malted Barley Flour
47
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
48
Dough Conditionerj
49
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Reduced Iron
51
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
54
Breadcrumbs
55
Unbleached Wheat Flour
56
Yeast
57
Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil
58
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
59
Honey
60
Cane Sugar
61
Natural Flavor

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.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial