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Is Caulipower PEPP SQUAD Stone-Fired Cauliflower Crust ultra-processed?

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Pack of Caulipower PEPP SQUAD Stone-Fired Cauliflower Crust

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

cauliflower, tomato sauce (tomatoes, garlic, oregano, sea salt), mozzarella white cheddar cheese blend (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), brown rice flour, cornstarch, all natural* uncured pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% and less of water, spice, seasoning (cane sugar, celery juice), seasoning (paprika, natural spice), lactic acid starter culture), water, tapioca, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, egg, xanthan gum, yeast, salt, vinegar, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate)

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

cauliflower, tomato sauce (tomatoes, garlic, oregano, sea salt), mozzarella white cheddar cheese blend (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), brown rice flour, cornstarch, all natural* uncured pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of water, spice, seasoning (cane sugar, celery juice powder**), seasoning (extractives of paprika, natural spice extractives), lactic acid starter culture), water, tapioca, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, egg, xanthan gum, yeast, salt, vinegar, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate),

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 371 pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 213th. 78% of the 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 371 pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0854934007204, last edited 7 July 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.