Pepperoni Pizza, Pepperoni

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Pepperoni Pizza, Pepperoni scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Industrial Enzymes (Cheese: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese: (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes). Crust: Wheat Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Yeast . Sauce: Water, Tomato Puree, Romano Cheese Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes , Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking, Salt, Spices, Sugar, Garlic Powder . Pepperoni: Pork, Beef, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid, May Contain Water, Spices, Flavoring, Smoke Flavoring, Paprika, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Ascorbate, Garlic Powder, Dehydrated Garlic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pizza, this is among the less processed of the 4,362 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Pepperoni Pizza, Pepperoni's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.