Papa John's

Sarah Hromada was kind enough to share the following e-mail/information that she received from Papa John's  Pizza regarding their ingredients..............

> Dear Ms. Hromada,
>
> Your e-mail was forwarded to me by Customer Opportunity Advocate, Adam
> Thieneman.  Attached is our Product Ingredient List which includes all
> ingredients in each of our toppings, sauce, dough and dipping cups.  If
you
> have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call me at
> 502-261-4275 or e-mail me at jane_mccoy@papajohns.com.
>
> I hope this information will be helpful.
>
> Jane McCoy
> Executive Assistant
> Quality Management Department
>
>
> (See attached file: Product Ingredient List.doc) -
>

Anchovies: Anchovy fillets, soy oil, salt.

Bacon: Bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium phosphate, sodium nitrite,
smoke flavoring).  May contain: sugar, sodium erythorbate, brown sugar,
sodium ascorbate, potassium chloride, dextrose.

Banana Peppers (mild): Peppers, water, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride,
turmeric, sodium bisulfite, less than 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate and
potassium sorbate.

Cheese: Part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cultures,
enzymes], modified starch [derived from corn], sodium propionate (added as a
preservative).

Cheese Sauce individual:  Water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese [cheddar
cheese(cultured pasteurized milk, salt, and enzymes), water, milk fat,
sodium phosphate, salt, artificial color (APO) carotenal], modified food
starch, jalapeno pepper powder, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, and sodium
benzoate (a preservative).

Chicken:  Chicken, water, seasoning [salt, modified tapioca starch, garlic
powder, onion powder, chicken powder (chicken broth, chicken fat,
maltodextrin, natural flavor), dextrose, spices, maltodextrin, grill flavor
(from partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil), natural smoke
flavor, natural flavor)], salt, sodium phosphate

Chorizo: Pork, Water, natural flavoars, vinegar powder (Partially
Hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils), sodium diacetate, citric acid,
lactose), salt, oleoresin of paprika, citric acid.

Crushed Red Pepper: Dried, crushed red pepper.

Dustinator: Semolina and wheat flour, soybean oil.

Green Chile:  New Mexico hot green chile

Green Peppers:  Large fresh green bell peppers.

Ground Beef:  Beef, seasoning[salt, spices,brown sugar, autolyzed yeast
extract] salt

Ham: Sliced smoked ham cured with water, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar,
sodium ascorbate, and sodium nitrite.

Italian Sausage: Pork, seasoning [spices,corn syrup solids, salt, paprika,
garlic powder, chili pepper, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, BHA,
BHT, citric acid], water, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate.

Jalapeno Peppers:  Jalapeno peppers, water, salt, acetic acid, calcium
chloride, turmeric, less than 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate and potassium
sorbate.

Mushrooms:  Fresh Crimi or Italian Brown (agaricus bisporus)
 
 

Onions:  Jumbo yellow onions.

Parmesan Cheese: Domestic Parmesan cheese produced from pasteurized
part-skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet, powdered cellulose
(anti-caking agent), and calcium propionate (a preservative).

Pepperoncini: Peppers, vinegar, salt, and sodium benzoate (less than
1000ppm), citric acid, sodium metabisulfite (a preservative).

Pepperoni: Pork and beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter
culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, citric
acid.

Pineapple Tidbits: Pineapple tidbits, water, sugar, citric acid.

Pineapple Tidbits (#10 can)(stores serviced by Phoenix, Denver and Portland
commissaries):  Pineapple, sugar, water and citric acid.

Pizza Dough: Bleached, enriched wheat flour (niacin, iron (reduced),
thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, clear
filtered water, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast,  inactive dried yeast,
ascorbic acid, (added as dough conditioner), enzymes.

Pizza Dipping Sauce: Tomatoes, water, blend of vegetable oils (sunflower and
olive), sugar, salt, oregano, spices (black pepper), and citric acid,
garlic, basil, soybean oil, pectinase.

Pizza Sauce Mix: Fresh tomatoes, sunflower oil/extra virgin olive oil blend,
salt, oregano, spices (pepper), citric acid, sugar, garlic, basil, soybean
oil, pectinase.

Ranch Dipping Sauce:   Soybean oil, cultured buttermilk, water, distilled
vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, egg yolk,  onion, spices(black
pepper, parsley), xanthan gum, guar gum, natural flavor, polysorbate 60,
sodium benzoate (a preservative), garlic concentrate, lactic acid.

Ripe Olives:  Ripe olives, water, salt, and ferrous gluconate (to stabilize
color).

Green Olives:  Green olives, water, salt, citric acid

Sausage: Pork, seasoning [salt, spices, sugar, dextrose, spice extractive],
water, salt

Special Garlic Sauce: Liquid margarine [partially hydrogenated soy bean oil,
water, salt, mono and diglycerides, lecithin, sodium benzoate (a
preservative), calcium disodium EDTA and citric acid (to protect flavor),
colored with beta carotene, vitamin A palmitate added], water, garlic
powder, salt, lactic acid [manufactured from a microbiological fermentation
of lactobacillus sp. bacteria], natural garlic flavor.

Special Seasoning (individual): Garlic, black pepper, salt, brown sugar,
onion, sweet red bell pepper, parsley, soy oil and garlic oil.

Thin Crust: Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour), water, partially
hydrogenated soybean oil, yeast, salt, calcium propionate (preservative)
                        Updated 04/30/01