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Is Findus Tasty Bites Pepperoni Pizza Pockets ultra-processed?

250 g Pizzas pies and quiches Sold in Sweden

Pack of Findus Tasty Bites Pepperoni Pizza Pockets

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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pizzas pies and quiches

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

Vetemjöl, ost (mozzarella, edamer), vatten, tomatpuré, peperoni 10% (griskött, fett från gris, salt, druvsocker, kryddor (bland annat bockhornsklöver, vitlök, kryddextrakt, antioxidationsmedel (e392), askorbinsyra), naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit), rökarom), solrosolja, salt, jäst, socker, emulgeringsmedel (metylcellulosa), kryddor (bland annat lök, paprika, chili), bakpulver (e450, e500), örter, mjölbehandlingsmedel (e920)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E450 Diphosphates , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, ost (mjölk) (22%) (mozzarella, edamer), vatten, tomatpuré, rökt peperoni (10%) (griskött, fett från gris, salt, druvsocker, kryddor (bl a bockhornsklöver, vitlök, kryddextrakt, antioxidationsmedel [E392, askorbinsyra), naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit), rökarom), solrosolja, salt, jäst, socker, emulgeringsmedel (metylcellulosa), kryddor (bl a lök, paprika, chili), bakpulver (E450, E500), örter, mjölbehandlingsmedel E920.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
7 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 490 pizzas pies and quiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 436th. 75% of the pizzas pies and quiches 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 490 pizzas pies and quiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310500188485, last edited 25 May 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.