Is Pizza Cookie Safe? Ingredient Analysis
Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen
Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen's Pizza Cookie is reviewed here as a snack. Zerotox gives it 60/100 based on the current ingredient profile, so it looks generally acceptable but still includes some ingredients worth reviewing.
The ingredient review below focuses especially on Palm Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Natural And Artificial Flavor.
60 / 100
Why score is 60
The composition includes several processed ingredients like palm oil and sodium benzoate, which raise quality concerns. The presence of artificial flavors and colorants further indicates a less natural profile.
Main concern
Palm oil is included, raising concerns about sustainability and health implications.
Why it matters: This ingredient is flagged in our analysis based on regulatory and scientific sources. Check the Ingredients section for details and see Data sources for methodology.
Regulation status: Ingredient safety is assessed from EU/EPA/CIR and similar databases; formulations may vary. Always read the product label.
Pros
- Contains enriched wheat flour, providing some nutritional value from added vitamins.
- Includes semi-sweet chocolate chips, which can enhance taste and texture.
- Natural vanilla extract is present, contributing to flavor without synthetic alternatives.
Concerns
- Palm oil is included, raising concerns about sustainability and health implications.
- Sodium benzoate is a synthetic preservative that may raise quality concerns.
- Artificial flavors and colorants like beta carotene and annatto indicate a highly processed product.
Who should avoid this product?
This formula may not suit:
- people with sensitive skin or fragrance sensitivity
- people avoiding animal-derived ingredients
Ingredients breakdown
Below, each ingredient is described in the context of this snack, not just listed as a raw label.
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Is Enriched Wheat Flour safe in this snack?
Medium
Enriched Wheat Flour is used here as base. Enriched wheat flour provides essential nutrients but is a processed ingredient that may lack the benefits of whole grains.
Role in formula: base
Original: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
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Is Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips safe in this snack?
Medium
Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips is used here as flavor. Semi-sweet chocolate chips add sweetness and flavor but contain sugar and milk fat, which are processed ingredients.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: semi-sweet chocolate chips (semi-sweet chocolate [sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milk fat, lecithin (soy), natural flavor, milk])
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Is Brown Sugar safe in this snack?
Medium
Brown Sugar is used here as sweetener. Brown sugar is a refined sweetener that contributes to flavor but lacks nutritional benefits compared to less processed alternatives.
Role in formula: sweetener
Original: brown sugar
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Is Palm Oil safe in this snack?
Bad
Palm Oil is used here as base. Palm oil is a highly processed fat that raises health and environmental concerns due to its saturated fat content and sustainability issues.
Role in formula: base
Original: palm oil
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Is Margarine safe in this snack?
Medium
Margarine is used here as base. Margarine is a processed fat that may contain trans fats and other additives, raising quality concerns.
Role in formula: base
Original: margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains less than 2% of: vegetable mono, diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [a preservative], citric acid, natural, artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin A palmitate added, whey)
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Is Sodium Benzoate safe in this snack?
Bad
Sodium Benzoate is used here as preservative. Sodium benzoate is a synthetic preservative used to extend shelf life but raises concerns about synthetic additives.
Role in formula: preservative
Original: sodium benzoate [a preservative]
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Is Natural And Artificial Flavor safe in this snack?
Bad
Natural And Artificial Flavor is used here as flavor. The inclusion of both natural and artificial flavors indicates a reliance on synthetic additives, which may affect quality.
Role in formula: flavor
Original: natural and artificial flavor
Read the full ingredient profile for Natural And Artificial Flavor
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Is Annatto safe in this snack?
Medium
Annatto is used here as colorant. Annatto is a natural colorant used for visual appeal but is still a processed ingredient.
Role in formula: colorant
Original: annatto
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Is Turmeric safe in this snack?
Good
Turmeric is used here as colorant. Turmeric is a natural colorant that also offers some health benefits, contributing positively to the ingredient profile.
Role in formula: colorant
Original: turmeric
How we score
Our safety scores and ingredient breakdowns are based on regulatory and scientific sources. See Data sources & methodology and How Zerotox works for full details.
Product info
Product ID: 3857066
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Allergens detected: milk , soy , egg
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