Pizza, Pepperoni
The processing score reflects 65 ingredients, including preservatives and enriched flour or grain. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
33 listed · 10 flagged for reviewCRUST: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME), WATER, PALM OIL, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, SUGAR, SALT), YEAST, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (WHEAT FLOUR, DATEM, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, L-CYSTEINE), CITRIC ACID. SAUCE: TOMATO SAUCE: (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SPICES, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, FLAVORING, OLIVE OIL. LOW MOISTURE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING). PEPPERONI: PORK, BEEF, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID. PROVOLONE CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES. PARMESAN CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, CELLULOSE POWDER (TO PREVENT CAKING). SEASONING: DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pizza, Pepperoni scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Natural Flavors (Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes, Enzymes. Parmesan Cheese: Pasteurized Milk): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking). Pepperoni: Pork, Cellulose Powder (To Prevent Caking). Seasoning: Dehydrated Garlic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Pizza, 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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Olive Oil. Low Moisture.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast, Sugar, Salt), Dough Conditioners (Wheat Flour, Datem, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, L-Cysteine), Dextrose.
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: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid. Sauce: Tomato Sauce: (Water, Tomato Paste), Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Citric Acid. Provolone Cheese: Pasteurized Milk.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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