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Is Franco Manca spiced beef meatball, red onion and pecorino pizza ultra-processed?

Frozen pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Franco Manca spiced beef meatball, red onion and pecorino 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:

  • 57 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour, Mozzarella, Beef Meatball 11% (Beef, Onion, Rusk (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Salt), Kibbled Onion, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Garlic Purée, Red Bell Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli, Cumin, Fennel, Paprika, Black Pepper, Marjoram, Parsley, Onion, Garlic, Nutmeg, Paprika Extract, Pepper Extract, Sodium Diphosphate), Tomato Pulp, Tomato Sauce (Tomatoes, Salt, Basil, Spice), Water, Red Onion 4% (Red Onion, Rapeseed Oil), Sunflower Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Potato, Salt, Pecorino, Yeast, Wheat Sourdough, Sugar, Oregano

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Mozzarella (Milk), Beef Meatball (11%) (Beef, Onion, Rusk (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Salt), Kibbled Onion, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Garlic Purée, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli, Cumin, Fennel, Paprika, Black Pepper, Marjoram, Parsley, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Nutmeg Extract, Paprika Extract, Pepper Extract, Sodium Diphosphate), Tomato Pulp, Tomato Sauce (Tomatoes, Salt, Basil, Spice), Water, Red Onion (4%) (Red Onion, Rapeseed Oil), Sunflower Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Potato Purée, Salt, Pecorino (Milk) (1%), Yeast, Dry Wheat Sourdough, Sugar, Oregano.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.

  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 frozen pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 87th. 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 5060005421007, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.