Concern

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches

by America's Choice

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0754807071724 · America's Choice · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0754807071724 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (127 g)

The verdict

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches by America's Choice scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 66 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 66-component record, beginning with Unbleached Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley 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 66 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.

07071724 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 66 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Yellow Cake · ±0 BOOK-OFF …071724 · July 2026

21 of 66 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 07071724 · 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: Yellow Cake · Nearest score peer is Yellow Cake 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. Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed S…55/1002. Yellow Cake: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Yellow Cake55/1003. Yellow Cupcakes: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Yellow Cupcakes55/1004. Artisan pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Artisan pizza55/1005. Frosted Sugar Cookie: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Frosted Sugar Cookie55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches (55/100 on 66 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches
55/100
Yellow Cake
55/100
Yellow Cupcakes
55/100
Artisan pizza
55/100
Frosted Sugar Cookie
55/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches scores 37.9 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches lists 66 ingredients on its label

66 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 66 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 66 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Unbleached Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Mozzarella Cheese
11
Pasteurized Milk
12
Cheese Cultures
13
Salt & Enzymes
14
Powdered Corn & Potato Starch
15
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
16
Pepperoni
17
Pork And Beef
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Spices
20
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
21
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
22
Oleoresin Of Paprika
23
Flavoring
24
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
25
BHA
Avoid GRAS
26
BHT
Caution GRAS
27
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
28
Tomato Paste
29
Soybean Oil And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
30
Palm Oil
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Natural And Artificial Flavors
33
Beta Carotene
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
36
Seasoned Bread Crumbs
37
Enriched Flour
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Tomato Powder
40
Onion Powder
41
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
42
Dehydrated Parsley
43
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
44
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And Cottonseed Oil
45
Yeast
46
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
47
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
48
Preservative
49
Dough Conditioners
50
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
51
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
52
Deodorized Garlic Powder
53
Tricalcium Phosphate
54
Fungal Enzymes
55
Mono - And Diglycerides
56
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Ethoxylated Mono - And Diglycerides
58
Seasoning
59
Garlic Powder
60
Spice
61
Corn Starch
62
Egg Yolks
63
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
64
Soy Flour
65
Egg Whites
66
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe

Full Ingredient List

Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, mozzarella cheese [(pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt & enzymes), powdered corn & potato starch {added to prevent caking}, natamycin {natural mold inhibitor}], pepperoni (pork and beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), tomato paste, contains less than 2% of: soybean oil and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, palm oil (with soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, beta carotene), sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil (with soy lecithin), seasoned bread crumbs (enriched flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, dehydrated garlic, tomato powder, salt, dextrose, onion powder, maltodextrin, dehydrated parsley, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oil, yeast, sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium propionate [preservative]), dough conditioners (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, deodorized garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, fungal enzymes, mono - and diglycerides, whey, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, wheat flour), seasoning (garlic powder, salt, sugar, onion powder, spice, citric acid), modified corn starch, dried egg yolks, salt, yeast, dried whey, soy flour, dried egg whites, powdered cellulose.

Other products containing Powdered Corn & Potato Starch

Powdered Corn & Potato Starch is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 12 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches

Neighbours outside America's Choice near Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within America's Choice; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 66-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwiches'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 0754807071724: 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.