Pizza, Sausage, 12"
The processing score reflects 40 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. 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
19 listed · 11 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, SEASONING (NATURAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, SMOKE FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT. GREEN PEPPERS: GREEN BELL PEPPER STRIPS. RED PEPPERS: RED BELL PEPPER STRIPS. ONION: RED ONION STRIPS. MUSHROOMS: SLICED MUSHROOMS. OLIVES: CALIFORNIA RIPE OLIVES, FERROUS GLUCONATE (ADDED TO STABILIZE COLOR).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pizza, Sausage, 12" scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite, Bha): 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 (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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, Sausage, 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.
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.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ferrous Gluconate (Added To Stabilize Color).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Bacon vs Sausage comparison.
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