Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolls, Pepperoni

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Of: Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Methylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolls, 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, May Contain Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika And/Or Extractives Of Paprika, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid, May Contain Flavorings, Dehydrated Garlic, And Sodium Ascorbate), Topping Blend (Imitation Mozzarella Cheese [Water, Palm Oil, Casein {Milk Protein}, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural Flavor, Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid {As A Preservative}, Artificial Color], Mozzarella Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Dextrose, Glucose Oxidase), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate, Leavening Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Monocalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.