Cheese Pizza

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes (Contains Wheat)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Cheese 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: Cheese Blend (Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese [Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Mozzarella Cheese Substitute [Water, Vegetable Oil (Corn And/Or Soy Oil), Cheese Solids, Modified Food Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sweet Whey, Salt, Magnesium Oxide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)]), Ascorbic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin), Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed, Corn, And/Or Canola Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.