Three Cheese Pizza, Three Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Stabilizers & Gums (Seasoning Blend Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Dehydrated Garlic, Sugar, Spice, Soybean Oil, Contains Less Than 2% Guar Gum, Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes , Xanthan Gum, Paprika, Citric Acid, Beet Powder [Color], Soy Flour): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes. Cheddar Cheese: Pasteurized Milk, Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant 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 Three Cheese Pizza, Three 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.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts 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.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Cornstarch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Mozzarella Cheese Substitute (Water, Corn Oil, Skim Milk Solids, Modified Food Starch, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tri-Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Cyanocobalamin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride Vitamin B6]). Monterey Jack Cheese: Pasteurized Milk.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto [Color].

Natural sources but still indicate processing.