Pizza Snacks Cheeseburger

by Mama Cozzi’s

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Pizza Snacks Cheeseburger by Mama Cozzi’s receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
4061461090524
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
6 pieces (81 g)

What the Data Says About

Pizza Snacks Cheeseburger by Mama Cozzi’s carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Pizza Snacks Cheeseburger 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Pizza Snacks Cheeseburger
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Hamburger Style Cooked Beef
11
Beef
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Spice
14
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
15
Flavorings
16
Grill Flavor
17
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
18
From Sunflower Oil
19
Tapioca Dextrin
20
Modified Food Starch
21
Corn Syrup Solids
22
Tricalcium Phosphate
23
Textured Vegetable Protein
24
Soy Flour
25
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Soybean Oil
27
Cheese Sauce Mix
28
Whey Powder
29
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
30
Cheddar Cheese Blend
31
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
32
Cheddar Cheese
33
Cultured Milk
34
Enzymes
35
Reduced Lactose Whey
36
Canola Oil
37
Disodium Phosphate
38
Blue Cheese
39
Nonfat Dry Milk
40
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
41
Natural & Artificial Flavors
42
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Percent Of The Following: Carrageenan
44
Annatto Extract
45
Color
46
Paprika Extract
47
Sunflower Lecithin
48
White Distilled Vinegar
49
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
50
Mono & Diglycerides
51
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
52
Yellow No. 5
53
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
54
Anti-caking Agent
55
Tomato Paste
56
Starch
Thickener
Safe
57
Seasoning
58
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
59
Onion Powder
60
Garlic Powder
61
Spices
62
Cheeseburger Style Seasoning
63
En

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HAMBURGER STYLE COOKED BEEF (BEEF, SALT, SPICE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, FLAVORINGS, GRILL FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SUNFLOWER OIL), TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE]), WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), SOYBEAN OIL, CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND [WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, CANOLA OIL, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), NONFAT DRY MILK, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), SALT, SODIUM CASEINATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2 PERCENT OF THE FOLLOWING: CARRAGEENAN, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR], SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MALTODEXTRIN, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW NO. 5, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT), TOMATO PASTE, STARCH, SALT, SEASONING (SALT, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES), CHEESEBURGER STYLE SEASONING (SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE [[CULTURED MILK, SALT, EN

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