Serious Meat Pizza

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Other Additives (Pizza Sauce (Tomatoes, Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil, Salt, Oregano, Granulated Garlic, Black Pepper And Naturally Derived Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cheese Blend (Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Provolone Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Asiago Medium Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Imported Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Product Of France, Rice Flour And Cellulose Powder Added To Prevent Caking, Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)), Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, And Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Caking Agent))): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Serious Meat Pizza'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: Dough (Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Amylase, Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sugar, Salt, Canola Oil As A Manufacturing Aid).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Italian Sausage (Pork, Water, Salt, Spices, Corn Syrup Solids, Caramel Color, Sodium Phosphates, Autolyzed Yeast, Flavoring, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Flavorings, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Dextrose, Paprika, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, May Contain Sugar, Brown Sugar).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.