Rustic White Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts, Rustic White

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Rustic White Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts, Rustic White scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Organic Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Microbial Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Crusts & Dough, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 2,350 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 Rustic White Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts, Rustic White'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: Organic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: The Following: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)As A Dough Conditioner.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.