Concern

Serious meat pizza

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796023837 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796023837 · Serving size 1 PIECE (101 g)

The verdict

Serious meat pizza scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 69 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 69-component record, beginning with Dough, 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
4
Many flagged · of 69 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

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

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.

96023837 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Serious meat pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 69 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …023837 · July 2026

17 of 69 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 96023837 · 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

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.

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. Serious meat pizza scores 43.6 points below that category average (50/100 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

Serious meat pizza lists 69 ingredients on its label

69 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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: 69 (96th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 69 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dough
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Amylase
Flavoring
Safe
7
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Yeast
13
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Canola Oil As A Manufacturing Aid
17
Pizza Sauce
18
Tomatoes
19
Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil
20
Oregano
21
Granulated Garlic
22
Black Pepper And Naturally Derived Citric Acid
23
Cheese Blend
24
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
25
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
26
Cheese Culture
27
Enzymes
28
Provolone Cheese
29
Pasteurized Milk
30
Cheese Cultures
31
Asiago Medium Cheese
32
Imported Romano Cheese
33
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
34
Product Of France
35
Rice Flour And Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking
36
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
37
Natural Mold Inhibitor
38
Italian Sausage
39
Pork
40
Spices
41
Corn Syrup Solids
42
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
43
Sodium Phosphates
44
Autolyzed Yeast
45
Flavoring
46
BHA
Avoid GRAS
47
BHT
Caution GRAS
48
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
49
Pepperoni
50
Beef
51
Or Less Of Flavorings
52
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
53
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
54
Paprika
55
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
56
Bacon
57
Cured With Water
58
Smoke Flavoring
59
Sodium Phosphate
60
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
61
Brown Sugar
62
Parmesan Cheese
63
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
64
Anti-caking Agent
65
Italian Seasoning
66
Marjoram
67
Thyme
68
Rosemary
69
Sage

Full Ingredient List

Dough (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, amylase, ascorbic acid, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, salt, canola oil as a manufacturing aid), pizza sauce (tomatoes, blend of extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil, salt, oregano, granulated garlic, black pepper and naturally derived citric acid), cheese blend (low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), asiago medium cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), imported romano cheese (pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), product of france, rice flour and cellulose powder added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor)), italian sausage (pork, water, salt, spices, corn syrup solids, caramel color, sodium phosphates, autolyzed yeast, flavoring, bha, bht, citric acid), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, dextrose, paprika, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), bacon (cured with water, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain sugar, brown sugar), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, and powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent)), italian seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage).

Other products containing Canola Oil As A Manufacturing Aid

Canola Oil As A Manufacturing Aid is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Serious meat pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 69-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Serious meat pizza's 4 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 0782796023837: 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.