- Brand
- Totino's
- Made by
- General Mills
- Kind
- pizza snacks
- Barcode
- 00042800109538
Totino's
Totino's Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
Crispy bite-size snack rolls filled with pepperoni-style topping, cheese and tomato sauce.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesTitanium dioxide
- Corn syrupNone listed
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsVegetable oil (not named)
- PreservativesBHA, BHT, TBHQ
Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Titanium dioxide | Synthetic dyes | TITANIUM DIOXIDE |
| Vegetable oil (not named) | Seed oils | VEGETABLE OIL |
| BHA | Preservatives | BHA |
| BHT | Preservatives | BHT |
| TBHQ | Preservatives | TBHQ |
Ingredients as listed
Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste), Water, Pepperoni Seasoned Pork, Chicken, and Beef Pizza Topping (pork, mechanically separated chicken, water, soy protein concentrate, salt, contains 2% or less of: pepperoni [pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, citric acid], spices, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, garlic powder, natural flavors, maltodextrin, sodium nitrite, lactic acid starter culture, BHA, BHT, citric acid), Imitation Mozzarella Cheese (water, vegetable oil, modified food starch, rennet casein, contains less than 2% of: citric acid, guar gum, potassium chloride, potassium sorbate [preservative], salt, sodium phosphate, titanium dioxide [artificial color]), Vegetable Oil. Contains less than 2% of: Modified Food Starch, Rehydrated Mozzarella Cheese (water, part skim milk, salt, cultures, and enzymes), Sugar, Salt, Modified Whey, Defatted Soy Flour, Spice, Citrus Fiber, Methylcellulose, Onion Powder, Dried Tomato, Potassium Sorbate (preservative), Dextrose, Maltodextrin, TBHQ (preservative), Natural Flavor.
Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2739681). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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