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Is Deluxe Lidl Italian Ham, Portobello Mushroom & Mascarpone Woodfired Sourdough Pizza ultra-processed?

520 g Pizza with ham and cheese Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Deluxe Lidl Italian Ham, Portobello Mushroom & Mascarpone Woodfired Sourdough Pizza

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:

  • 52 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pizzas

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

Woodfired Sourdough Pizza Base (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Wheat Starch, Malted Wheat Flour, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes (Wheat), Potato Starch, Sunflower Oil), Tomato Sauce 17% (Tomatoes, Water, Salt, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Herbs, Citric Acid, Black Pepper, Dried Garlic), Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese 13%, Garlic Sautéed Mushrooms 10% (Portobello Mushrooms, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic), Roasted Ham with Added Water 7% (Pork 85%, Water, Salt, Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Flavourings, Carrageenan, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese 6% (Cream, Water, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cornflour, Buttermilk, Sea Salt)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

Woodfired Sourdough Pizza Base (Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Wheat Starch, Malted Wheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Enzymes (Wheat), Potato Starch, Sunflower Oil), 17% Tomato Sauce (Tomatoes, Water, Salt, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Dried Herbs, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Black Pepper, Dried Garlic), 13% Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), 10% Garlic Sautéed Mushrooms (Portobello Mushrooms, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic), 7% Roasted Ham with Added Water (85% Pork, Water, Salt, Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Flavourings, Gelling Agent: Carrageenan; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), 6% Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese (Cream (Milk), Water, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cornflour. Buttermilk Powder, Sea Salt).

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • 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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
8 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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 pizza with ham and cheese

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 94% of the pizza with ham and cheese 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 16 pizza with ham and cheese, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489462217, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.