Product Insight: Tavern-Style Pizza
Tavern-Style Pizza by Hansen Foods Llc is tracked in PlainIngredients with 8 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5 — a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 2 ingredients are currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 4 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Sodium Nitrite — Safety score: 2/5
- Sodium Phosphates — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Crust: wheat flour, water, soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, salt, yeast, sugar, calcium propionate, l-cysteine. mozzarella cheese: pasteurized whole milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes. sauce: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), salt, sugar, spices, dehydrated garlic, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), distilled vinegar. sausage: pork, spices, salt, water, corn syrup solids, flavorings. sodium phosphates, caramel color, paprika, lemon juice powder (corn syrup solids, concentrated lemon juice, natural flavor), disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, bha, bht, citric acid. pepperoni: pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Hansen Foods Llc
- Barcode
- 0038708949086
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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