Pepperoni And Ultimate Meat Pizza
by Marketside
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Pepperoni And Ultimate Meat Pizza by Marketside receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients 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
Pepperoni And Ultimate Meat Pizza by Marketside carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 4 flagged ingredients 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, Pepperoni And Ultimate Meat Pizza 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Crust (wheat flour, water, soybean oil, sugar, olive oil, breadcrumbs [wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt], yeast, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor and salt), sauce (diced tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride], water, tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, modified food starch, blend of romano and parmesan cheeses [pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], salt, citric acid, spices, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], garlic powder, onion powder), onion powder), whole milk mozzarella cheese [ pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork and beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), grilled cooked sliced beef water and modified food starch product natural smoke flavor and caramel color added (beef, water, dextrose, sodium phosphate, modified corn starch, salt, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed corn protein. coated with: dextrose, sodium citrate, salt, caramel color, sodium diacetate, spices, garlic and onion powder, paprika, hydrolyzed corn protein, maltodextrin, grill flavor [from vegetable oil], modified corn starch or potato starch, corn syrup solids, natural smoke flavor, guar gum), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), cooked italian sausage (pork, salt, corn syrup solids, water, spices, paprika, sodium phosphate, garlic dextrose, dehydrated red bell pepper, monosodium glutamate, extractives of spices including paprika, flavoring, lemon juice powder [corn syrup solids, lemon juice solids, lemon oil], disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, bha, bht), fully cooked bacon bits smoke flavor added (bacon [cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite]), parmesan cheese ([pasteurized part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), romano cheese ([pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), dehydrated garlic, dried parsley, dried oregano.
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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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