Italian Style Meat Pizza
The processing score reflects 102 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
54 listed · 17 flagged for reviewCRUST: WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, WHITE CORNMEAL, YEAST, CORN SYRUP, YELLOW CORNMEAL, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (WHEAT FLOUR, DATEM, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, L-CYSTEINE), SALT, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE. LOW MOISTURE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING). SAUCE: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, DISTILLED VINEGAR. ITALIAN SAUSAGE: PORK, SEASONING (SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC), FLAVORING. ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS: BEEF, PORK, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YEAST), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), RICOTTA CHEESE (WHEY, MILK, CREAM, VINEGAR, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM (STABILIZERS)), LIQUID EGG WHITES, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN (SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR), DRIED GARLIC, PARSLEY, BROWN SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID. PEPPERONI: PORK, BEEF, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE, CITRIC ACID. HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE: PORK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, GARLIC, LEMON JUICE POWDER (CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LEMON JUICE SOLIDS, LEMON OIL), DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PROPYL GALLATE. PARMESAN CHEESE: PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING). ROASTED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, ROASTED RED ONION. SPICES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Italian Style Meat Pizza scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Bha, Bht, Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking). Sauce: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Ricotta Cheese (Whey, Milk, Cream, Vinegar, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum (Stabilizers)), Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking). Roasted Red And Green Bell Peppers): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Plant Proteins (Textured Soy Protein (Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color)): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial 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 Italian Style Meat Pizza'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.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Flavoring.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- 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, Dough Conditioners (Wheat Flour, Datem, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, L-Cysteine), Brown Sugar, Dextrose, and 1 more.
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. Low Moisture.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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