The Original Pepperoni Pizza Snack

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group The Original Pepperoni Pizza Snack'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Romano Cheese (Imported Pecorino Romano (Pasteurized Sheep'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Food Starch, Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking, Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor).

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt. Filling: Water, Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Sugar, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Extractive Of Paprika, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Mozzarella Cheese (Water, Palm Oil, Casein [Milk Protein], Modified Food Starch, Whey, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid (As A Preservative), Artificial Color), Corn Oil And Less Than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate Added As A Processing Aid.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.