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Is Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Pizza ultra-processed?

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Pack of Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen 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:

  • 71 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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 whites, rice, starch, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF THE FOLLOWING (sugar), yeast, salt, brown rice, garlic powder, italian style, seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary, sage), xanthan gum, sauce (tomato puree, water), tomato paste, sugar, sea salt, spices, garlic, dehydrated onion, romano, cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, citric acid, canola oil low moisture part-skim, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk), cheese, cultures, salt, enzymes, parmesan, romano cheese blend, parmesan, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose added to, prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor), mushrooms, red bell pepper, roasted green bell, pepper, yellow bell pepper, red onion

Additives: E235 Natamycin , 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 WHITES, RICE, STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, YEAST,, SALT, CULTURED BROWN RICE, GARLIC POWDER, ITALIAN STYLE, SEASONING (OREGANO, MARJORAM, THYME, BASIL, ROSEMARY, SAGE),, XANTHAN GUM. SAUCE: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR,, SEA SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, ROMANO, CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES),, ONION POWDER, CITRIC ACID, CANOLA OIL LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM, MOZZARELLA CHEESE: PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES. PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND:, PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK,, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO, PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)., MUSHROOMS, ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, ROASTED GREEN BELL, PEPPER, ROASTED YELLOW BELL PEPPER, RED ONION.

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.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 frozen pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 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 4099100285734, last edited 15 July 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.