Buffalo style chicken pizza
Buffalo style chicken pizza receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI 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
Buffalo style chicken pizza carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.
On the NOVA processing scale, Buffalo style chicken 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 | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | 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, breadcrumbs [wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt], yeast, sugar, soybean oil, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor, salt), whole milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), fully cooked boneless chicken cubes with rib meat (boneless chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains 2% or less of: modified potato starch, potassium lactate, salt, potassium and sodium phosphate, chicken, yeast extract, soy sauce [soybeans, wheat], chicken broth, maltodextrin [corn and potato], natural flavor [extract of rosemary], chicken fat, potassium chloride, chicken powder, onion powder, gum arabic, citric acid), buffalo ranch sauce (ranch dressing [water, soybean oil, buttermilk, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, salt, sugar, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spices, dehydrated parsley, lemon juice {concentrate}, xanthan gum, natural flavors], water, tomato, red pepper, salt, black pepper, paprika, xanthan gum, natural flavors), buffalo wing sauce (distilled vinegar, aged cayenne red peppers, salt, water, canola oil, paprika, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural butter type flavor, garlic powder), green onion.
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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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