Thin Crust Pizza, Cheese

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

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

• Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Spices, Garlic Powder, Xanthan Gum, Paprika, Onion Powder, Parmesan Cheese [ Pasteurized Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes]). Crust: Malted Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pizza, this is among the less processed 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 Thin Crust Pizza, Cheese'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.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Propionate To Retard Spoilage.

Natural sources but industrial application.