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Pizza, Cheese

Processing Score
14.5Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
4.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 42 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, MSG, preservatives, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
026542520011
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size138 g
Amount per serving
Calories
330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g
18%
Saturated Fat 8g
40%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
10%
Sodium 650mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate 31g
11%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 22g
Calcium 150mg
12%
Iron 1.1mg
6%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

27 listed · 9 flagged for review

CRUST: BLEACHED, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME). WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, YEAST, EMULSIFIER (WATER, ETHOXYLATED MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SOYA LECITHIN, SODIUM LECITHIN, SODIUM PROPIONATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SALT, BAKING POWDER, SUGAR, WHEY SODIUM METABISULFITE, CORN STARCH, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, LOW MOISTURE, PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE: PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING). SAUCE: TOMATO SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, SPICES AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC. PROVOLENE CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, LIQUID SMOKE FLAVOR, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING). PARMESAN CHEESE: PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING).

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

  • Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Caking). Sauce: Tomato Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste), Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Caking). Parmesan Cheese: Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
  • Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Liquid Smoke Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Pizza, Cheese'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: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Enzyme). Water.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Emulsifier (Water, Ethoxylated Mono-Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soya Lecithin, Sodium Lecithin, Sodium Propionate), Calcium Propionate.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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