Party Pizza Pack!, Triple Meat

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Party Pizza Pack!, Triple Meat scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Tbhq): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Industrial Enzymes (Rehydrated Enzyme Modified Cheese (Water, Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Sorbitan Monostearate): 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 Party Pizza Pack!, Triple Meat'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 FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavor.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Mozzarella Cheese (Water, Palm Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Rennet Casein, Soybean Oil, Vital Wheat Gluten, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Titanium Dioxide [Artificial Color], Maltodextrin, Magnesium Oxide, Canola Oil, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12), Cooked Pizza Topping (Sausage Made With Chicken And Pork [Mechanically Separated Chicken, Pork, Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Spices, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Dextrose], Water, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color], Sodium Phosphate), Cooked Cured Pork Pizza Topping (Canadian Style Bacon Water Added [Pork Sirloin Hips Cured With Water, Sugar, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite], Ground Pork, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Sugar, and 2 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Pizza Topping With Pepperoni Seasoning (Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Soy Protein Isolate, Beef, Salt, Spice, Dextrose, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Sodium Ascorbate, Garlic Powder, Flavoring, Maltodextrin, Sodium Nitrite, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Bha And Bht And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor). Contains Less Than 2% Of: Rehydrated Pasteurized Process Nonfat Mozzarella Cheese (Water, Nonfat Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin B6, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate), Citric Acid, Malic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Dry Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Monocalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.