Tavern style extra loaded supreme pizza

by Mama Cozzi's

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Tavern style extra loaded supreme pizza by Mama Cozzi's 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
4099100225525
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 pizza (145 g)

What the Data Says About

Tavern style extra loaded supreme pizza by Mama Cozzi's 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, Tavern style extra loaded supreme 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. 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 Tavern style extra loaded supreme 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 D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese:
2
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
3
Cheese Cultures
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Enzymes
6
Crust:
7
Wheat Flour
8
Bleached Wheat Flour
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Reduced Iron
11
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Enzyme
14
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
15
Water
16
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
BHA
Avoid GRAS
18
Propyl Gallate With Citric Acid Added To Help Protected Flavor
19
Soybean Oil
20
Dough Conditioner
21
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
22
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Hydrochloride
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Yeast
26
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
27
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
Organic Tomato Puree
29
Cooked Italian Sausage:
30
Pork
31
Spices
32
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
33
Garlic Powder
34
Paprika
35
Flavoring
36
Fire Roasted Fajita Blend:
37
Red Bell Pepper
38
Green Bell Pepper
39
Red Onion
40
Mushrooms
41
Pepperoni:
42
Beef
43
Or Less Of Water
44
Spices
45
Smoke Flavoring
46
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
47
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
48
Vitamin C
49
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
50
BHT
Caution GRAS
51
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
52
Seasoning
53
Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
54
Pasteurized Milk
55
Milk
56
Wheat
57
Soy

Full Ingredient List

LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CRUST: (WHEAT FLOUR [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID], WATER, LARD [LARD, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE WITH CITRIC ACID ADDED TO HELP PROTECTED FLAVOR], SOYBEAN OIL, DOUGH CONDITIONER [WHEY, L-CYSTEINE, HYDROCHLORIDE], SALT, SUGAR, YEAST [YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID]), TOMATO PUREE, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE: (PORK, SPICES, SALT, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, FLAVORING), FIRE ROASTED FAJITA BLEND: (RED BELL PEPPER, GREEN BELL PEPPER, RED ONION), MUSHROOMS, PEPPERONI: (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WATER, PAPRIKA, DEXTROSE, NATURAL SPICES, SMOKE FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C], FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), WATER. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER), ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES). CONTAINS: MILK, WHEAT, SOY.

Categories

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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