Concern

Original pepperoni dippin' pizza

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0854826003123 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0854826003123 · Serving size 0.25 PIZZA (142 g)

The verdict

Original pepperoni dippin' pizza scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Wheat 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 51 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.

26003123 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Original pepperoni dippin' pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 15% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …003123 · July 2026

12 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 26003123 · 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. Original pepperoni dippin' pizza 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

Original pepperoni dippin' pizza lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 85th percentile a longer ingredient list than 85% 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: 51 (85th 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 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Wheat Flour
2
Malted Barley Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Yeast
9
Soybean Oil
10
Butter Alternative
11
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
14
Artificial Butter Flavor
15
Beta Carotene
16
Dimethylpolysiloxane
LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Prior Sanctioned
17
Anti-foaming Agent
18
Granulated Garlic
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Baking Powder
21
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
22
Bicarbonate Soda
23
Corn Starch
24
Monocalcium Phosphate
25
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella
26
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
27
Cheese Culture
28
Enzymes
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Pasteurized Milk
31
Pork
32
Beef
33
Spices
34
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
35
Extractive Of Paprika
36
Garlic Powder
37
Spice Extractives
38
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
39
BHA
Avoid GRAS
40
BHT
Caution GRAS
41
Romano Cheese
42
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
43
Cheese Cultures
44
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
45
Anti Caking Agent
46
Tomato Paste
47
Fresh Vine-ripened California Tomatoes
48
Black Pepper
49
Cracked Basil
50
Cracked Oregano
51
Water

Full Ingredient List

Pepperoni dippin' pizza dough: wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, yeast, soybean oil, butter alternative (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, lecithin, artificial butter flavor, beta carotene, dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foaming agent), granulated garlic, sugar, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, bicarbonate soda, corn starch, and monocalcium phosphate), water. cheese: low moisture part skim mozzarella (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes) cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes). diced pepperoni: pork, beef, salt, spices, sugar, lactic acid starter culture, extractive of paprika, garlic powder, spice extractives, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. butter topping: butter alternative (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, lecithin, artificial butter flavor, beta carotene, dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foaming agent). top cheese: low moisture part skim mozzarella (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes). romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) and powdered cellulose (anti caking agent) oregano leaf. sauce cup: tomato paste (fresh vine-ripened california tomatoes) granulated garlic, black pepper, salt, cracked basil, cracked oregano, water.

Categories

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Original pepperoni dippin' pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Original pepperoni dippin' pizza'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 0854826003123: 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.