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Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0826766143962 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0826766143962 · Serving size 0.5 PIZZA (120 g)

The verdict

Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Flatbread, 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 57 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

66143962 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …143962 · July 2026

11 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 66143962 · 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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

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. Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 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

Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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: 57 (90th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flatbread
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
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
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Enzyme
11
Water
12
Soybean Oil
13
Cultured Wheat Flour
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Sourdough
17
Rye Flour
18
Yeast
19
Bacterial Culture
20
Inactive Dried Yeast
21
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
22
Vegetable Mono - And Diglycerides
23
Durum Wheat Semolina
24
Pizza Sauce
25
Vine-ripened Fresh Tomatoes
26
Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil
27
Oregano
28
Granulated Garlic
29
Black Pepper And Naturally Derived Citric Acid
30
4-cheese Blend
31
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Cheese Cultures
34
Enzymes
35
Provolone Cheese
36
Asiago Medium Cheese
37
Imported Romano Cheese
38
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
39
Product Of France
40
Rice Flour And Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking
41
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
42
Natural Mold Inhibitor
43
Pepperoni
44
Pork
45
Beef
46
Or Less Of Corn Syrup
47
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
48
Flavorings
49
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
50
Oleoresin Of Paprika
51
Paprika
52
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
53
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
54
Spices
55
Parmesan Cheese
56
Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
57
Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking

Full Ingredient List

Flatbread (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, ascorbic acid, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme], water, soybean oil, cultured wheat flour, salt, sugar, dried sourdough [wheat flour, rye flour, yeast, bacterial culture], yeast, inactive yeast, extra virgin olive oil, vegetable mono - and diglycerides, durum wheat semolina), pizza sauce (vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, blend of extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil, salt, oregano, granulated garlic, black pepper and naturally derived citric acid), 4-cheese blend (low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, 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]), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of corn syrup, dextrose, flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, paprika, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices), parmesan cheese (parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]).

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas Pepperoni pizzas

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Traditional pepperoni pizza topped with parmesan cheese's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
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This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0826766143962: 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.