Concern

Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza

by Sbarro

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0890636002123 · Sbarro · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0890636002123 · Serving size 0.25 PIZZA (145 g)

The verdict

Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza by Sbarro scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39-component record, beginning with Sauce, Organic Tomato Puree, Water. 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 39 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.

36002123 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Blue bunny, fat · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002123 · July 2026

10 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 36002123 · 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: Blue bunny, fat free ice cream, vanilla · Nearest score peer is Blue bunny, fat free ice cream, vanilla at the same screening score.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Classic Artisan Crust Pep…55/1002. Blue bunny, fat free ice cream, vanilla: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blue bunny, fat free ice …55/1003. Cup noodle soup: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cup noodle soup55/1004. Ramen Bowl Noodle Soup: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ramen Bowl Noodle Soup55/1005. Ramen Noodle Soup, Kimchi: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ramen Noodle Soup, Kimchi55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza (55/100 on 39 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza
55/100
Blue bunny, fat free ice cream, vanilla
55/100
Cup noodle soup
55/100
Ramen Bowl Noodle Soup
55/100
Ramen Noodle Soup, Kimchi
55/100

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. Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni 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

Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). Above this entry. 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: 39 (70th 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 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sauce
2
Organic Tomato Puree
3
Water
4
Tomato Paste
5
Diced Tomatoes
6
Tomatoes
7
Tomato Juice
8
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
9
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
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Soybean Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Spices
14
Parmesan Cheese
15
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
16
Cheese Cultures
17
Enzymes
18
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Extractives Of Paprika
20
Canola Oil
21
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
22
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
23
Cheese Culture
24
Pepperoni
25
Pork
26
Beef
27
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
28
Lactic Acid Started Culture
29
Oleoresin Of Paprika
30
Flavoring
31
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
32
BHA
Avoid GRAS
33
BHT
Caution GRAS
34
Wheat Flour
35
Yeast
36
Malt Extract
37
Cultured Wheat Starch
38
Organic Semolina Flour
39
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Toppings: sauce (tomato puree [water, tomato paste], diced tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid], sugar, soybean oil, salt, spices, parmesan cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], garlic, citric acid, natural extractives of paprika, canola oil), low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid started culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid). crust: wheat flour, water, soybean oil, yeast, salt, sugar, malt extract, cultured wheat starch, semolina flour, l-cysteine, citric acid.

Other products containing Lactic Acid Started Culture

Lactic Acid Started Culture is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 11 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Pizzas pies and quiches Pizzas

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Neighbours outside Sbarro near Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sbarro; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni Pizza's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 39-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Classic Artisan Crust Pepperoni 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 0890636002123: 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.