Pepperoni, Sausage & Olive Pizza

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Pepperoni, Sausage & Olive 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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)).

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Pizza Crust (Enriched Wheat Flour [Niacin, Iron, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Yeast, Salt, Canola Oil, Sugar, Malt [Malted Barley, Wheat Flour, Dextrose], Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate (To Retard Spoilage)), Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Dextrose, Flavorings, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Sodium Nitrite, Spices, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pizza Sauce (Fresh Vine-Ripened California Tomatoes, Sea Salt, Sugar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Naturally Derived Citric Acid), Italian Sausage (Pork, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Spices, Flavoring, Bha, Bht And Citric Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sliced Black Olives (Black Olives, Water, Salt And Ferrous Gluconate Added To Stabilize Color).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.