Pizza Empanadas

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Other Additives (Pizza Sauce (Tomato Concentrate {Water, Tomato Paste}, Salt, Citric Acid, Basil)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Empanadas' 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: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Chicken Flavor Base (Salt, Sugar, Palm Oil, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Onion Powder, Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken Fat, Dehydrated Chicken, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Turmeric, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Mozzarella Cheese Water, Starch, Palm Oil, Food Starch-Modified, Caseinate, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid {Preservative}, Artificial Color, Anticaking Mix Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Cellulose, Dextrose, Glucose Oxidase Enzyme , Mozzarella Cheese Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.