Is Arnott's Shapes Originals 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:
- 36 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed crackers (Appetizers)
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Starch (processing marker) (Wheat), Tomato, Salt (processing marker), Cheese (processing marker), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker) (Maize), Yeast, Milk, Baking Powder, Sugar (processing marker), Spice, Garlic, Onion, Herb, Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable Extract (From Maize, Soy), Food Acid (Citric Acid), Food Colours (Turmeric, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Antioxidants (e300, e307b From Soy, e304), Yeast Extract, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), containing cereals, milk, SOY
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E300 Ascorbic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E307b Concentrated tocopherol , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Starch (Wheat), Tomato Powder, Salt, Cheese (Contains: Milk), Maltodextrin (Maize), Yeast, Milk Solids, Baking Powder, Sugar, Spice, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Herb, Natural Flavour, Vegetable Extract (From Maize, Soy), Food Acid (Citric Acid), Food Colours (Turmeric, Paprika Extract), Antioxidants (E300, E307b From Soy, E304), Yeast Extract, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin). CONTAINS GLUTEN CONTAINING CEREALS, MILK AND SOY. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF EGG, PEANUT, SESAME AND TREE NUT.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- 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 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 640th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310072028903, last edited 6 June 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.