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Sodium Benzoate {preservative}
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Chipotle cheddar with beef pizza
Is Mama Cozzi's, ALDI Chipotle cheddar with beef pizza low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
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1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
CRUST (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL WITH NATURAL FLAVOR AND BETA CAROTENE [FOR COLOR], YEAST, PRESERVATIVE [CULTURED WHEAT STARCH, CITRIC ACID], DEXTROSE, SALT, DEGERMED WHITE CORNMEAL, L-CYSTEINE, SOY LECITHIN [PROCESSING AID])LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE MIX [MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES), FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, WHEY, NONFAT MILK, SALT, BLUE CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES)BUTTERMILK. LESS THAN 2% NATURAL FLAVORSWHEY SOLIDSBUTTERCELLULOSE GUMSODIUM CITRATELACTIC ACIDSOY LECITHINNATURAL EXTRACTIVES OF ANNATTO SEEDS {FOR COLOR}TURMERIC OLEORESIN (FOR COLOR}, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE {ANTI-CAKING AGENT}]SOYBEAN OILCHIPOTLE PUREE [CHIPOTLE PEPPER, WATER, SALT, VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE {PRESERVATIVE}, SODIUM BENZOATE {PRESERVATIVE}]TACO SEASONING [TORULA YEAST, SALT, CORN FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, COCOA POWDER {PROCESSED WITH ALKALI}, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE {ANTI-CAKING AGENT}, NATURAL FLAVOR]NATURAL FLAVOR [MILK])WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)COOKED MEXICAN STYLE BEEF CRUMBLES (BEEF, TOMATO PUREE [TOMATO PUREE, SALT, CITRIC ACID], GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, SEASONING [SALT, SPICES, PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICE EXTRACTIVE], ONIONS, JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, SODIUM PHOSPHATES)COOKED BEEF TOPPING (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR], SALT, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SUGAR, SPICE)JALAPEÑO PEPPERSGREEN BELL PEPPERSONIONS. CONTAINS: WHEATMILKSOY.
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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