Chicken Alfredo Pizza

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch, Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Parmesan, Cheddar & Romano Cheeses [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Disodium Phosphates, Salt, Citric Acid, Milk, Cream): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Pizza, this product is more processed than about 24% 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 Chicken Alfredo Pizza'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Crust Wheat Flour Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid], Water, Lard [Bha, Propyl Gallate With Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor], Soybean Oil, Dough Conditioner [Whey, L-Cysteine, Mono-Hydrochloride], Salt, Sugar, Yeast.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.