Concern

Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni

by Gino's East

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0643130400038 · Gino's East · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0643130400038 · Serving size 0.25 pizza (142 g)

The verdict

Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni by Gino's East scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Flour, Wheat, Organic Malted Barley. 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 49 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.

30400038 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 17% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Gino's east of · ±0 BOOK-OFF …400038 · July 2026

12 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 30400038 · 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: Gino's east of chicago, golden crispy thin crust pepperoni pizza · Nearest score peer is Gino's east of chicago, golden crispy thin crust pepperoni 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. Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian sausage + peppero…55/1002. Gino's east of chicago, golden crispy thin crust pepperoni pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Gino's east of chicago, g…55/1003. Golden Crispy Thin Crust Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Golden Crispy Thin Crust …55/1004. Red Velvet 3*3 Square Cake: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Red Velvet 3*3 Square Cake55/1005. Sausage snack bites: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sausage snack bites55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni (55/100 on 49 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni
55/100
Gino's east of chicago, golden crispy thin crust pepperoni pizza
55/100
Golden Crispy Thin Crust Pizza
55/100
Red Velvet 3*3 Square Cake
55/100
Sausage snack bites
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. Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni 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

Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 83rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 83% 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

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (83rd 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 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flour
2
Wheat
3
Organic Malted Barley
4
Water
5
Soybean Oil
6
Yeast
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
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
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
10
Preservative
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Soy
13
Tomato Paste
14
Calcium Chloride And Naturally Derived Citric Acid
15
Sauce Seasoning
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Spices And 2% Or Less Soybean Oil Added As A Processing Aid
18
Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese
19
Pasteurized Skim Milk
20
Cheese Cultures
21
Dried Vinegar
22
Enzymes
23
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
24
Mold Inhibitor
25
Pork
26
Beef
27
Or Less Water
28
Paprika
29
Spices
30
Smoke Flavoring
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Starter Culture
33
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
34
Vitamin C
35
Flavoring Garlic Powder
36
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
37
BHA
Avoid GRAS
38
BHT
Caution GRAS
39
Spices
40
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
Dried Cane Syrup
42
Red Bell Pepper Powder
43
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
44
Parmesan
45
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
46
Cheese Culture
47
Enzymes And Cellulose
48
Anti-caking Agent
49
Romano

Full Ingredient List

Crust: flour (wheat, malted barley), water, soybean oil, yeast, salt, dextrose, calcium propionate (preservative), and soy lecithin. contains: soy, wheat. sauce: tomato paste, salt, calcium chloride and naturally derived citric acid, water, sauce seasoning (salt, dehydrated garlic, spices and 2% or less soybean oil added as a processing aid). cheese: low moisture mozzarella cheese, pasteurized skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, vinegar, enzymes, natamycin (natural mold inhibitor). pepperoni: pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less water, paprika, dextrose, natural spices, smoke flavoring, lactic acid, starter culture, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), flavoring garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. sausage: pork, water, spices, sea salt, dried cane syrup, red bell pepper powder, dried garlic, flavorings. topping: parmesan, pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes and powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent), romano, pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni

Neighbours outside Gino's East near Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Gino's East; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Italian sausage + pepperoni chicago tavern-style thin crust pizza, italian sausage + pepperoni'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 0643130400038: 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.