Pizza Snacks Rolls

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Topping Blend (Mozzarella Cheese Substitute [Water, Palm Oil Casein, Modified Food Starch, Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural Flavor, Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid {As A Preservative}, Artificial Color], Mozzarella Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes])): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Less Than 1% Of Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Methylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Pizza Snacks Rolls' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Dehydrated Garlic, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid, May Also Contain Water, Flavorings, And Sodium Ascorbate), Sugar, Cheese Flavor (Dehydrated American And Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Food Starch-Modified, Whey, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Salt, Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Lactose, Buttermilk Solids, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Citric Acid, Onion, Yellow 5, Yellow 6).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Expeller Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils 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, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.