Pizza, Meateaters, 12"
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
26 listed · 12 flagged for reviewCRUST: ENRICHED FLOUR (MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, YEAST. SAUCE: TOMATOES (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ONION, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM. CHEESE: LOW MOISTURE-PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, NATAMYCIN). SAUSAGE: GROUND PORK (NO MORE THAN 30% FAT), DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER. PEPPERONI: PORK, FLAVORINGS, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID. CANADIAN STYLE BACON: PORK SIRLOIN HIPS (PFOF), POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. BACON: BACON (CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pizza, Meateaters, 12" 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.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum. Cheese: Low Moisture-Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Natamycin). Sausage: Ground Pork (No More Than 30% Fat)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Flavorings, Natural Smoke Flavor, Smoke Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate 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 Pizza, Meateaters, 12"'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: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Sodium Nitrite. Bacon: Bacon (Cured With: Water, Salt, Sugar, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite).
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. Sauce: Tomatoes (Water, Tomato Paste).
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Citric Acid. Canadian Style Bacon: Pork Sirloin Hips (Pfof).
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Lactate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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