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Pepperoni Pizza
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Pepperoni Pizza

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    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. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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

  • Crust52.3%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour27.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37523.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron11.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sauce<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrateNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • ToppingNo flag
  • Low-moisture part skim mozzarella cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • PepperoniNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • BeefNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Lactic acid starter cultureNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Sodium nitrate · E251Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • BHA · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
Show original label text

CRUST: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR ((WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, YEAST, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT. SAUCE: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC. TOPPING: LOW-MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRATE, BHA, CITRIC ACID).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 5 not assessed

  1. 07Dried GarlicLow concern
5 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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