Thin Crust Supreme Pizza

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Sauce (Water, Tomatoes, Spice [Salt, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Citric Acid], Olive Oil, Garlic)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Processed Fruit Products (Uncured Pepperoni Contains No Added Nitrates Or Nitrites Except Those Naturally Occurring In Sea Salt And Celery Juice Concentrate (Pork And Beef, Sea Salt, Natural Spices, Evaporated Cane Juice, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Natural Flavorings [Including Celery Juice Concentrate], Oleoresin Of Paprika)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Thin Crust Supreme 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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Crust (Flour [Wheat Flour Enriched (Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Enzyme], Water, Palm Oil, Yeast, White Degermed Corn Meal Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Cultured Whey, Whey, Vinegar, Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate], Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin [Processing Aid]).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Italian Sausage (Pork, Pork Fat, Dextrose, Spices, Salt, Flavorings, Sodium Phosphates, Yeast Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.