Jack's, Thin Mexican Style Pizza, Original

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Jack's, Thin Mexican Style Pizza, Original scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine Hydrochloride): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Powder): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Jack's, Thin Mexican Style Pizza, Original'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Seasoned Pizza Topping (Pork And Beef, Water, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Seasoning [Salt, Spices, Chili Powder {Chili Pepper, Cumin, Salt, Oregano, Garlic}, Dried Garlic, Monosodium Glutamate, Paprika, Parsley, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid]. Cooked In Pork Fat Or Beef Fat Or Vegetable Oil).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil And/Or Corn 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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.