Pepperoni with Ranch Sauce Pizza
The processing score reflects 83 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
20 listed · 8 flagged for reviewCRUST: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORNMEAL, WHEAT SEMOLINA, SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORED OIL (SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, AND BETA CAROTENE), DOUGH CONDITIONER (DATEM, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYME), SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, OLIVE OIL, L-CYSTEINE. TOPPINGS: CHEESES (LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {COLOR}]), RANCH SAUCE (WATER, SEASONING BLEND [NONFAT DRY MILK, RANCH SEASONING {MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PARSLEY, CARRAGEENAN, SPICE, SOYBEAN OIL AND LESS THAN 2% CALCIUM STEARATE TO PREVENT CAKING}, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM AND SPICE], SOYBEAN OIL), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pepperoni with Ranch Sauce Pizza scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Wheat Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 Pepperoni with Ranch Sauce 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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Natural Flavored Oil (Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Flavors, And Beta Carotene), Olive Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dough Conditioner (Datem, Wheat Gluten, Sugar, Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour, Guar Gum, Calcium Pyrophosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Enzyme), Ranch Sauce (Water, Seasoning Blend [Nonfat Dry Milk, Ranch Seasoning {Maltodextrin, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Dehydrated Garlic, Parsley, Carrageenan, Spice, Soybean Oil And Less Than 2% Calcium Stearate To Prevent Caking}, Modified Food Starch, Buttermilk Solids, Maltodextrin, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum And Spice], Soybean Oil), Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavoring, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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