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Is Co-op Vegetable Antipasti Pizza ultra-processed?

Pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 68 ingredients
  • 5 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

Pizza Base 48% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil), Italian Chopped Tomato Sauce 15%, Italian Chopped Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Water, Tomato Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Oregano, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid), Mozzarella Cheese, Yellow Peppers 7% (Yellow Peppers, Rapeseed Oil), Garlic 5%, Herb Mushrooms 5% (Mushrooms, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Lactic acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic acid), Garlic, Parsley), Slow Roasted Marinated Tomatoes 5% (Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Red Onions 4% (Red Onion, Balsamic Vinegar (Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Rapeseed Oil, Demerara Sugar), Basil Pesto 3% (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Sunflower Oil, Italian Style Hard Cheese, Wheat Flour, Salt, Garlic Purée, Wheat Protein), including cereals containing gluten, Also, may contain other gluten containing cereals (Barley, Rye, Spelt)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pizza Base (48%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil), Italian Chopped Tomato Sauce (15%) (Italian Chopped Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Water, Tomato Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Oregano, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Vegetarian Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (13%), Chargrilled Yellow Peppers (7%) (Yellow Peppers, Rapeseed Oil), Garlic and Herb Mushrooms (5%) (Mushrooms, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Lactic acid), Antioxidant (Ascorbic acid), Garlic, Parsley), Slow Roasted Marinated Tomatoes (5%) (Semi-dried Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Caramelised Red Onions (4%) (Red Onion, Balsamic Vinegar (Wine Vinegar, Grape Must Concentrate), Rapeseed Oil, Demerara Sugar), Basil Pesto (3%) (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Sunflower Oil, Vegetarian Italian Style Hard Cheese (Milk), Wheat Flour, Salt, Garlic Purée, Wheat Protein). Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain other gluten containing cereals (Barley, Rye, Spelt).

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 371 pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 140th. 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 5000129347234, 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.
  • 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.