Pizza Bites, Pepperoni

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Pizza Bites, Pepperoni'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: Sweet Whey. Filling: Sauce: (Water, Tomato Paste, Seasoning Blend [Cornstarch-Modified, Salt, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Xanthan Gum, Spices, Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion, Paprika, Citric Acid, Beet Powder (Color), Guar Gum, Soy Flour, Parmesan Cheese (Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes)]), Methylcellulose. Fried In Vegetable Oil.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Pepperoni: (Pork, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid. May Also Contain 2% Or Less Of Spices, Spice Extractives, Dextrose, Sugar, Flavorings, Sodium Ascorbate, Water, Garlic Powder).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Restricted Melt Cheese Blend: (Mozzarella Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Imitation Cheese [Water, Palm Shortening, Modified Food Starch, Whey Powder, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Salt, Gum Blend (Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum), Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Anti-Caking Blend (Corn Starch, Calcium Sulfate)]).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.