MorningStar Farms Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers

Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers by MorningStar Farms has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 4 of its 4 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
4
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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

Water, onions, soy flour, mushrooms, tomato paste (tomatoes, salt, citric acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), egg whites, red bell peppers, dried tomatoes. contains 2% or less of wheat gluten, potato starch, methylcellulose, yeast extract, garlic (garlic, water), spices, salt, lactic acid, sweet cream powder (pasteurized sweet cream, skim milk solids), dextrose, onion powder, natural flavors, basil, dried yeast, malted barley flour, paprika extract color, chili pepper, garlic powder.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0028989100702
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Tomato & basil pizza veggie burgers's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.