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Is Garant Pan Pizza Vesuvio ultra-processed?

170 g Pizza with ham and cheese Sold in Sweden

Pack of Garant Pan Pizza Vesuvio

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 D

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

Vetemjöl, vatten, ost 16% (mjölk, salt, potatismjöl, konserveringsmedel (e202, e280), syrningskultur, mikrobiell löpe, mikrobiellt ystenzym), skinka 10% (fläskkött, vatten, salt, konserveringsmedel (e250), antioxidationsmedel (e301, e325, e326, e451), druvsocker, maltodextrin, socker, kryddextrakt (svartpeppar), muskot), tomatpuré, socker, rapsolja, fullkornshavremjöl, salt, jäst, modifierad potatisstärkelse, grönsaksbuljong (maltodextrin, jästextrakt, lök, purjolökspulver, morotspulver, rapsolja, socker, salt, libbsticka), lök, paprika, oregano, vitlök, timjan, basilika

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E280 Propionic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E325 Sodium lactate , E326 Potassium lactate , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, vatten, ost 16% (mjölk, salt, potatismjöl, konserveringsmedel (E202, E280), syrningskultur, mikrobiell löpe, mikrobiellt ystenzym), skinka 10% (fläskkött, vatten, salt, konserveringsmedel (E250), antioxidationsmedel (E301, E325, E326, E451), druvsocker, maltodextrin, socker, kryddextrakt (svartpeppar), muskotextrakt), tomatpuré, socker, rapsolja, fullkornshavremjöl, salt, jäst, modifierad potatisstärkelse, grönsaksbuljong (maltodextrin, jästextrakt, lökpulver, purjolökspulver, morotspulver, rapsolja, socker, salt, libbsticka), lökpulver, paprikapulver, oregano, vitlök, timjan, basilika.

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.

  • E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
  • E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
  • E451 Triphosphates 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate 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.
  • 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 pizza with ham and cheese

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 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 7311043006526, last edited 2 April 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.