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Is Carlos The Big Cheese ultra-processed?

531 g Frozen pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Carlos The Big Cheese

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Cheese, Tomato Purée, Red Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese, Colour (Carotenes)), Cheddar Cheese, Palm Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Maize Starch, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Garlic Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Palm Oil, Salt, Parsley), Rice Flour, Paprika, Yeast Extract, Onion, Cayenne Pepper, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Garlic, Ginger, Oregano, Paprika Extract, Black Pepper Extract, Basil

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Tomato Purée, Red Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Colour: Carotenes), Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Palm Oil, Yeast, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Maize Starch, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Garlic Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Palm Oil, Salt, Parsley), Rice Flour, Paprika, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Cayenne Pepper, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Ginger, Oregano, Paprika Extract, Black Pepper Extract, Basil.

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.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 frozen pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 103rd. 84% of the frozen pizzas here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 191 frozen pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600422336, last edited 2 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.