Uncured Pepperoni Crust Made With Cauliflower

by Uncured Pepperoni Pizza with cauliflower crust

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Uncured Pepperoni Crust Made With Cauliflower by Uncured Pepperoni Pizza with cauliflower crust receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0858324006600
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.25 PIZZA (120 g)

What the Data Says About

Uncured Pepperoni Crust Made With Cauliflower by Uncured Pepperoni Pizza with cauliflower crust carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Uncured Pepperoni Crust Made With Cauliflower is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Uncured Pepperoni Crust Made With Cauliflower
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cauliflower Crust:
2
Cauliflower
3
Mozzarella Cheese
4
Pasteurized Milk
5
Cheese Cultures
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Parmesan Cheese
9
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
10
Cheese Culture
11
Enzyme
12
Almond Flour
13
Cheddar Cheese
14
Cheddar Cheese {Milk Cultures
15
Enzymes} Disodium Phosphate
16
Silicon Dioxide Added As Flow Agent At Less Than 2%
17
Dried Whole Egg With Less Than 2% Sodium Aluminate Added As An Anticaking Agent
18
Organic Coconut Flour
19
Liquid Whole Egg
20
Tapioca Flour
21
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
22
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
23
Garlic Powder
24
Pepper
25
Organic Basil
26
Pizza Sauce
27
Tomato
28
Water
29
Tomatoes
30
Tomato Juice
31
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
32
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
33
Olive Oil
34
Spices
35
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Pork
37
Beef
38
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
39
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
40
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
41
Natural Flavor
42
Oleoresin Of Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Cauliflower crust: (cauliflower, mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzyme], almond flour, cheddar cheese [cheddar cheese {milk cultures, salt, enzymes} disodium phosphate, silicon dioxide added as flow agent at less than 2%], dried whole egg with less than 2% sodium aluminate added as an anticaking agent, coconut flour, liquid whole egg, tapioca flour, salt, sodium bicarbonate, xanthan gum, garlic powder, pepper, dried basil), mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], pizza sauce (tomato, water, tomatoes [tomato, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride], olive oil, spices, dehydrated garlic), uncured pepperoni no nitrites or nitrates added except those naturally occurring in sea salt and celery juice powder (pork, beef, sea salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavor, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder).

Categories

Meats and their products Meats Prepared meats

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial