Is Aldi Specially Selected stonebaked margarita pizza ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 25 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, mozzarella cheese (processing marker) 18% (Mozzarella Cheese, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Water, tomato pulp 7%, tomato purée 7%, tomatoes 6%, buffalo mozzarella cheese pearls, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Garlic, Salt (processing marker), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Olive Oil (processing marker), Dried Wheat Sourdough, Wheat Malt Flour, Maize Starch (processing marker), Basil, Dried Oregano, Yeast, Deactivated Yeast, Enzymes, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour, MOZZARELLA CHEESE (18%) (Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Water, TOMATO PULP (7%), TOMATO PURÉE (7%), SEMI-DRIED TOMATOES (6%), BUFFALO MOZZARELLA CHEESE PEARLS (MILK) (4.5%), Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Olive Oil, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Wheat Malt Flour, Maize Starch, Basil, Dried Oregano, Yeast, Deactivated Yeast, Enzymes (contains Wheat), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid. ALLERGY ADVICE:
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 191 frozen pizzas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 84% of the frozen pizzas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462284113, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.