Caution

Original pepperoni pizza

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0870375001649 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0870375001649 · Serving size 1 PIZZA (122 g)

The verdict

Original pepperoni pizza scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 66 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 66-component record, beginning with Whole Sprouted Grains Of Red Wheat Berries, Quinoa, Organic Oat Groats. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 66 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

75001649 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Original pepperoni pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 66 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …001649 · July 2026

11 of 66 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 75001649 · 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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 pizza scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 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 pizza 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 66 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whole Sprouted Grains Of Red Wheat Berries
2
Quinoa
3
Organic Oat Groats
4
Rye Berries
5
Barley
6
Amaranth
7
Millet
8
Water
9
Wheat Flour
10
Sunflower Oil
11
Vital Wheat Gluten
12
100% Domestic Honey
13
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
14
Cultured Wheat
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Molasses
17
Tomato Paste
18
Resistant Maltodextrin
19
Spice Blend
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Spices
23
Soybean Oil
24
Processing Aid
25
Food Starch-modified
26
Onion Powder
27
Garlic Powder
28
Spices
29
Crushed Red Pepper
30
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
31
Pasteurized Skim Milk
32
Cheese Cultures
33
Enzymes
34
Nonfat Milk
35
Modified Food Starch
36
Vegetable Oil
37
Applied To Surface
38
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
Sodium Citrate
40
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
Preservative
42
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk
44
Cultures
45
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
46
Added To Prevent Caking
47
Natural Flavors
48
Cheddar Cheese
49
Monterey Jack Cheese
50
Muenster Cheese
51
Provolone Cheese
52
Dark Turkey Meat
53
Or Less Of Water
54
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
55
Smoke Flavoring
56
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
57
Flavoring
58
Oleoresin Of Paprika
59
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
60
BHA
Avoid GRAS
61
Marjoram
62
Thyme
63
Rosemary
64
Sage
65
Oregano
66
Basil And Savory

Full Ingredient List

Crust: whole sprouted grains of red wheat berries, quinoa, oat groats, rye berries, barley, amaranth, and millet, water, wheat flour, sunflower oil, vital wheat gluten, 100% domestic honey, oat fiber, cultured wheat, salt, molasses, yeast. pizza sauce: water, tomato paste, resistant maltodextrin, spice blend (sugar, salt, dehydrated garlic, natural spices, soybean oil [processing aid], food starch-modified, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, crushed red pepper, citric acid). lite mozzarella cheese: pasteurized skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, nonfat milk, modified food starch*, vegetable oil* (applied to surface), potassium chloride*, sodium citrate*, sodium propionate (preservative), vitamin a palmitate. classic shredded italian 5 cheese blend: part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose [added to prevent caking], modified food starch, flavors, sodium citrate, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), muenster cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium propionate (preservative). turkey pepperoni: dark turkey meat, salt, spices, contains 2% or less of water, dextrose, smoke flavoring, lactic acid starter culture, flavoring, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, citric acid, bha, bht. in collagen casing. italian herb seasoning: spices (marjoram, thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, basil and savory).

Other products containing 100% Domestic Honey

100% Domestic Honey is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Original pepperoni pizza'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 Original pepperoni pizza's 2 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 0870375001649: 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.