Hot Honey Pizza

by Mama Cozzi

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Hot Honey Pizza by Mama Cozzi receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients 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
4061463682796
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 pizza (149 g)

What the Data Says About

Hot Honey Pizza by Mama Cozzi carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 flagged ingredients 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, Hot Honey Pizza 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 Hot Honey Pizza
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Crust
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Soybean Oil
5
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
6
Yeast
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Leavening
9
Modified Food Starch
10
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
11
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
12
Degermed Yellow Cornmeal
13
Dough Conditioner
14
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Processing Aid
17
Hot Honey Tomato Sauce
18
Tomato Paste
19
Honey
20
Spices
21
Sauce Seasoning
22
Paprika
23
Onion Powder
24
Garlic Powder
25
Parmesan Cheese
26
Pasteurized Cow's Milk. Cheese Cultures
27
Enzymes
28
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
29
Anti-caking
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
32
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
33
Cheese Cultures
34
Pepperoni Made With Pork
35
Chicken And Beef
36
Pork
37
Mechanically Separated Chicken
38
Beef
39
Or Less Of Spices
40
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
41
Oleoresin Of Paprika
42
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
43
Flavoring
44
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
45
Preservatives
46
BHA
Avoid GRAS
47
BHT
Caution GRAS
48
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
49
Garnish
50
Wheat
51
Milk
52
Soy

Full Ingredient List

CRUST (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, YEAST, SALT, LEAVENING [FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE], DEGERMED YELLOW CORNMEAL, DOUGH CONDITIONER [L-CYSTEINE], SOY LECITHIN (PROCESSING AID]), HOT HONEY TOMATO SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, HONEY, SOYBEAN OIL, SPICES, SALT, SAUCE SEASONING (SALT, PAPRIKA, SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK. CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING)), DRIED GARLIC, LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE, PRESERVATIVES (BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID)), GARNISH (SPICES, DRIED GARLIC). CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY.

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