Concern

Pizza

by Take & Bake

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0663209132004 · Take & Bake · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0663209132004 · Serving size 0.33 PIZZA (260 g)

The verdict

Pizza by Take & Bake 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 Pizza Crust, Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat 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.

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.

09132004 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 17% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrate PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni · ±0 BOOK-OFF …132004 · July 2026

15 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrate). Source sheet 09132004 · 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: Pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni 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. Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pizza55/1002. Pepperoni: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni55/1003. Flavored sausage snack sticks: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Flavored sausage snack st…55/1004. Pepp snack bites: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pepp snack bites55/1005. Hot & Spicy Sausage Snack Sticks: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hot & Spicy Sausage Snack…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pizza (55/100 on 49 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pizza
55/100
Pepperoni
55/100
Flavored sausage snack sticks
55/100
Pepp snack bites
55/100
Hot & Spicy Sausage Snack Sticks
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. 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

Pizza 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

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: 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
Pizza Crust
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
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
Butter
12
Vital Wheat Gluten
13
Yeast
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Sauce
18
Tomatoes
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Sunflower Oil
21
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
22
Spices
23
Basil And Naturally Derived Citric Acid
24
Four Cheese Blend
25
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
26
Pasteurized Milk
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Enzymes
29
Provolone Cheese
30
Asiago Medium Cheese
31
Imported French Romano Cheese
32
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
33
Rice Flour And Cellulose Powder Added
34
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
35
Natural Mold Inhibitor
36
Pepperoni
37
Pork
38
Beef
39
Or Less Of Flavorings
40
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
41
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
42
Paprika
43
Sodium Nitrate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
44
BHA
Avoid GRAS
45
BHT
Caution GRAS
46
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
47
Parmesan Cheese
48
Milk
49
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Pizza crust (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] water, contains 2% or less of the following: butter, vital wheat gluten, yeast, salt, sugar, l-cysteine), sauce (tomatoes, garlic, sugar, salt, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, spices, basil and naturally derived citric acid), four cheese blend (low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], provolone cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], asiago medium cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], imported french romano cheese [pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], rice flour and cellulose powder added, to prevent caking, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of flavorings, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, paprika, sodium nitrate, bha, bht, citric acid), parmesan cheese (milk, enzymes, salt, cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor])

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pizza

Neighbours outside Take & Bake near Pizza's mid-band score (55/100). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Take & Bake; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pizza'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 Sodium Nitrate. Open Sodium Nitrate
  • Compare 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 0663209132004: 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.