Sausage Original Thin Crust Pizza, Sausage

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.

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 Sausage Original Thin Crust Pizza, Sausage'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Pizza Topping (Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Textured Soy Protein Concentrate, Spices, Beef, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid. Cooked In Pork Fat, Beef Fat Or Vegetable Oil).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: 2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil And/Or Corn Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.