Cheese Pizza, Cheese

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Industrial Enzymes (Soy Lecithin. Cheese Blend: Colby And Muenster Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzyme And Annatto [Vegetable Color]). Sauce: Water): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Whey Solids And Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)): 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 Cheese Pizza, Cheese'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, Soybean Oil. Parmesan Cheese: Pasteurized Milk.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.