Deep Dish Pizza, Sausage

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Flavorings): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Romano Cheese: (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Part-Skim Sheep'S Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Sodium Cellulose (Anti-Caking Agent))Oregano): 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 Deep Dish Pizza, Sausage'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, Water, Corn Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Olive Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.