Concern

Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone

by Tino's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0818777010029 · Tino's · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0818777010029 · Serving size 1 CALZONE (170 g)

The verdict

Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone by Tino's 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 Crust, Bleached 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.

77010029 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 66 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Bratwurst Patties · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010029 · July 2026

15 of 66 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 77010029 · 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: Bratwurst Patties · Nearest score peer is Bratwurst Patties 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. Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sausage & Pepperoni Calzo…55/1002. Bratwurst Patties: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bratwurst Patties55/1003. Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolla: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rol…55/1004. Microwavable Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Microwavable Pepperoni Pi…55/1005. Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Thin & crispy pepperoni p…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone (55/100 on 66 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone
55/100
Bratwurst Patties
55/100
Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolla
55/100
Microwavable Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Thin & crispy pepperoni pizza
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. Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone 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

Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone lists 66 ingredients on its label

66 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 66 (95th 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 66 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crust
2
Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Shortening
10
Made From Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Rice Flour
13
Long Grain Rice Flour
14
Yeast
15
Soybean Oil
16
Pz-44
17
Dough Conditioner
18
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
19
Milk
20
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Hydrochloride
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Pork
24
Spices
25
Corn Syrup Solids
26
Paprika
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
Flavoring
29
Whole Milk Mozzarella
30
Pasteurized Milk
31
Cheese Culture
32
Enzymes
33
Part-skim Mozzarella
34
Provolone Cheese
35
Cheese Cultures
36
Parmesan Cheese
37
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
38
Enzymes And Anti-caking Agent
39
Starch And Cellulose
40
Romano Cheese
41
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
42
Modified Food Starch
43
Organic Tomato Puree
44
Tomato Paste
45
Diced Tomatoes
46
Crushed Tomatoes
47
Crushed Tomatoes
48
Modified Food Starch
49
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
50
Organic Onions
51
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
52
Preservative
53
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
54
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
55
Beet Powder
56
Color
57
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
58
Pepperoni
59
Beef
60
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
61
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
62
Oleoresin Of Paprika
63
Garlic Powder
64
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
65
BHA
Avoid GRAS
66
BHT
Caution GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Crust (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, shortening (made from partially hydrogenated soybean oil), sugar, rice flour (long grain rice flour), yeast, soybean oil, pz-44 (dough conditioner (whey (milk), l-cysteine, hydrochloride), salt, yeast, calcium propionate added to retard spoilage of crust. cooked italian sausage topping (pork, spices, water, salt, corn syrup solids, paprika, sodium phosphate, flavoring), whole milk mozzarella (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), part-skim mozzarella (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and anti-caking agent (starch and powdered cellulose), romano cheese (pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and anti-caking agent (starch and powdered cellulose), modified food starch, sauce: (tomato puree (water, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, water, concentrated crushed tomatoes), food starch modified, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), extra virgin olive oil, beet powder (color), citric acid, pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone

Neighbours outside Tino's near Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone's mid-band score (55/100). The 4 same-brand links above stay within Tino's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone'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 Sausage & Pepperoni Calzone'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 0818777010029: 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.