Avoid

Pizza

by Castelli Di Napoli

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0851927004554 · Castelli Di Napoli · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0851927004554 · Serving size 0.25 PIZZA (149 g)

The verdict

Pizza by Castelli Di Napoli scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 74-component record, beginning with All-purpose Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin. 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 74 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

45/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

27004554 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004554 · July 2026

24 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 27004554 · 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: Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls With Icing · Nearest score peer is Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls With Icing at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Pizza: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pizza45/1002. Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls With Icing: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls With…45/1003. Ginger evans, sugar free gelatin dessert, strawberry: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ginger evans, sugar free …45/1004. Crescent rolls: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Crescent rolls45/1005. Oval-Cut Dill Slices.: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Oval-Cut Dill Slices.45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pizza (45/100 on 74 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pizza
45/100
Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls With Icing
45/100
Ginger evans, sugar free gelatin dessert, strawberry
45/100
Crescent rolls
45/100
Oval-Cut Dill Slices.
45/100

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. Pizza scores 48.6 points below that category average (45/100 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

Pizza lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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

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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 74 (97th 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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
All-purpose Flour
2
Malted Barley Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
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
Water
8
Soybean Oil
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Instant Yeast
12
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
13
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
14
Dough Conditioner
15
Milk
16
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
17
Baking Powder
18
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
19
Anhydrous Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
20
Monocalcium Phosphate
21
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
22
Fumaric Acid And Potassium Sorbate To Preserve Freshness
23
Vine Ripened Tomatoes
24
Sauce Seasoning
25
Garlic Powder
26
Cottonseed Oil
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
Palm Oil
29
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Rennet Casein
31
Corn Starch
32
Sodium Ciitrate
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Natural Flavor
35
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
Artificial Color
38
Pasteurized Cultured Reduced Fat Milk
39
Enzymes
40
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
41
Pork And Beef
42
Spices
43
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
44
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
45
Oleoresin Of Paprika
46
Flavorings
47
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
48
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
49
BHA
Avoid GRAS
50
BHT
Caution GRAS
51
Beef
52
Green & Red Bell Peppers
53
Textured Vegetable Protein
54
caramel color
55
Organic Onions
56
Nonfat Dry Milk
57
Chicory Extract
58
Worcestershire Sauce
59
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
60
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
61
Molasses
62
Dried Vinegar
63
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
64
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
65
Enriched Wheat Flour
66
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
67
Guar Gum
68
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
69
Beef Extract
70
Yeast Extract
71
Natural Flavor
72
Spice
73
Green Peppers
74
Red Peppers

Full Ingredient List

Crust: all-purpose flour {bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, water, soybean oil, sugar, salt, instant yeast {yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid}, dough conditioner {whey [milk], l-cysteine hydrochloride}, baking powder {cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate, anhydrous sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate}, sodium stearoyl lactylate, contains less than 1% of fumaric acid and potassium sorbate to preserve freshness, sauce: vine ripened tomatoes, water, sauce seasoning {spices, garlic powder, and cottonseed oil}, sugar, citric acid, salt, topping blend: water, palm oil, modified potato starch, rennet casein, modified corn starch, sodium ciitrate, salt, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, carrageenan, lactic acid, artificial color, mozzarella: pasteurized cultured reduced fat milk, salt, enzymes, cellulose, pepperoni: pork and beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid., cooked seasoned beef patty crumble: beef, water, green & red bell peppers, textured vegetable protein {soy flour, caramel color}, onions, nonfat dry milk, chicory extract, salt, worcestershire sauce {water, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, molasses, salt, vinegar, caramel color, hydrolyzed soy protein, enriched wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], natural flavor, guar gum, and sodium benzoate}, beef extract {water, yeast extract, flavor, salt}, garlic powder, spice, green peppers, red peppers.

Other products containing Sauce Seasoning

Sauce Seasoning is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Pizza

Neighbours outside Castelli Di Napoli in the same lower screening band as Pizza (45/100). No other Castelli Di Napoli products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Pizza's 5 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 0851927004554: 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.