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Cheese and pepperoni pizza, cheese and pepperoni

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Crust51.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour51.6%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Corn oil12.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil6%No flag›
  • Soya bean3%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oils1.5%No flag›
  • Whole eggs0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid<0.1%No flag
  • Pyrophosphate · E450<0.1%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • E500iiNo flag
  • StarchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Cheese3%No flag›
  • Mozzarella1.5%No flag
  • Made from cultured pasteurized milk1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.4%No flag
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Sauce<0.1%No flag
  • Tomato puree<0.1%No flag
  • Tomatoes<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Olive oilNo flag›
  • PepperNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • PepperoniNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • BeefNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Lactic acid starter cultureNo flag
  • Oleoresin of paprika · E160cNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • B.h.aNo flag
  • B.h.tNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Crust: (wheat flour, water, corn oil or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed oils), whole eggs, salt, sugar, yeast, leavening (sodium acid, pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, starch and monocalcium phosphate]), cheese, mozzarella: (made from cultured pasteurized milk, salt, calcium chloride, and enzymes), sauce: (tomato puree, tomatoes, corn oil, salt, olive oil, pepper, spices and garlic), pepperoni: (pork, beef, salt, water, dextrose, spices, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, b.h.a., b.h.t., citric acid).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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6 low · 7 not assessed

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