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Is KIRKLAND Signature Cheese Pizza ultra-processed?

517g Pizzas Sold in the United States

Pack of KIRKLAND Signature Cheese 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:

  • 66 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

crust (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, breadcrumbs (wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt), yeast, olive oil, soybean oil, sugar, salt, sour flavoring (corn starch, wheat flour, fumaric acid, salt, sodium silico aluminate, lactic acid, acetic acid), inactive yeast), sauce (water, tomato concentrate, seasoning (sugar, salt, garlic, spices), garlic puree (garlic, water), spices, garlic), low moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), provolone cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parmesan, romano cheese blend (parmesan cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, rennet), romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, rennet), powdered cellulose, salt)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E297 Fumaric acid , E460 Cellulose , E460ii Powdered cellulose

As written on the pack

CRUST (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME], WATER, BREADCRUMBS [WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, YEAST, SALT], YEAST, OLIVE OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, SOUR FLAVORING [CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, FUMARIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM SILICO ALUMINATE, LACTIC ACID, ACETIC ACID], INACTIVE YEAST), SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO CONCENTRATE, SEASONING [SUGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICES], GARLIC PUREE [GARLIC, WATER], SPICES, GRANULATED GARLIC), LOW MOISTURE WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND (PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, RENNET], ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, RENNET], POWDERED CELLULOSE, 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.

  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
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.
  • 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.
  • 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 139th. 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 0096619820887, last edited 11 September 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.