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Is Lidl Semi-Dried Tomat, Buffalo Mozzarella & Basil Pesto Woodfired Sourdough Pizza ultra-processed?

490g Pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Lidl Semi-Dried Tomat, Buffalo Mozzarella & Basil Pesto 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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 3 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

woodfired sourdough pizza base (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, durum wheat semolina, salt, dried spelt wheat sourdough, yeast, extra virgin olive oil), tomato sauce 14% (concentrated tomato purée, water, salt, sunflower oil, citric acid, herbs, dried garlic), mozzarella cheese 13%, buffalo mozzarella cheese 8%, cherry tomatoes 7% (tomatoes, rapeseed oil, salt, dried garlic, dried oregano), basil pesto 2% (basil (basil, sunflower oil, salt), sunflower oil, medium fat hard cheese)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

woodfired sourdough pizza base (wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin], water, durum wheat semolina, salt, dried wholemeal spelt wheat sourdough, yeast, extra virgin olive oil), 14% tomato sauce (concentrated tomato purée, water, salt, sunflower oil, acid: citric acid, dried herbs, dried garlic), 13% mozzarella cheese (milk), 8% italian buffalo mozzarella cheese (milk), 7% marinated semi-dried cherry tomatoes (tomatoes, rapeseed oil, salt, dried garlic, dried oregano), 2% basil pesto (basil purée [basil, sunflower oil, salt], sunflower oil, medium fat hard cheese (milk)),

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.

5 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.
  • 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 126th. 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 4056489462200, last edited 14 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.