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Is Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza ultra-processed?

17 oz Pizzas Sold in the United States

Pack of Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust 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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

cauliflower crust (cauliflower), low moisture mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), rice flour, tapioca starch, water, egg white, rice starch, sugar, yeast salt, brown rice, garlic, italian style seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary sage, savory), xanthan gum, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk), cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, sauce (tomato puree, water), tomato paste, sugar, salt, spices, garlic, dehydrated onion, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion, citric acid, canola oil uncured pepperoni (no nitrates and nitrites added, except for those naturally occurring in celery powder, pork), beef, sea salt, contains 2% and less of spices, cane sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings (including celery powder), paprika, natural smoke flavoring

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

cauliflower crust: cauliflower, low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), rice flour, tapioca starch, water, egg white, rice starch, sugar, yeast salt, cultured brown rice, garlic powder, italian style seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary sage, savory), xanthan gum, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese: pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, sauce: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), toasted onion powder, citric acid, canola oil uncured pepperoni (no nitrates or nitrites added, except for those naturally occurring in celery powder): pork, beef, sea salt, contains 2% or less of spices, cane sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings (including celery powder), extractives of paprika, natural smoke flavoring, contains: egg, 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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 371 pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 180th. 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 4099100029253, last edited 3 June 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.