Is Alfredo Lidl Cheese Feast Classic Crust Pizza ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 34 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed margherita pizzas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Cheese (processing marker) 19%, Tomato Purée 8%, Coloured Cheddar Cheese (processing marker) 6% (Cheddar Cheese, Carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), Cheddar Cheese (processing marker) 3%, Palm Oil, Yeast, Sugar (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Maize Flour, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper, including Cereals containing Gluten, Cooking Instructions Always cook from frozen, If thawed, reduce cooking time accordingly, The following are guidelines only, Some appliances may vary, Remove all packaging before cooking, To oven cook (Preheat oven to 200°C, Fan 180°C, Gas Mark 6, Place pizza directly on the middle shelf of the oven and cook for 17-19 minutes, Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving, Do not reheat)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E180 Litholrubine bk , E200 Sorbic acid
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour, Water, 19% Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), 8% Tomato Purée, 6% Coloured Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Colour: Carotenes), 3% Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Palm Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Maize Flour, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. Cooking Instructions Always cook from frozen. If thawed, reduce cooking time accordingly. The following are guidelines only. Some appliances may vary. Remove all packaging before cooking. To oven cook: Preheat oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas Mark 6. Place pizza directly on the middle shelf of the oven and cook for 17-19 minutes. Ensure food is piping hot and cooked throughout before serving. Do not reheat.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E180 Litholrubine bk A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 21 margherita pizzas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 38% of the margherita pizzas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489712534, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.