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Is Morrisons Margherita with pesto pizza ultra-processed?

470 g Vegetarian pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Margherita with pesto 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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetarian 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

Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Mozzarella cheese, Water, Fior di latte cheese, Tomato, Tomato passata, Sunblush® cherry tomatoes 4% (cherry tomato, rapeseed oil, salt, oregano, garlic), Tomato purée, Pesto sauce 2% (rapeseed oil, basil, sunflower oil, medium fat hard cheese, wheat flour, salt, garlic purée, wheat protein), Rapeseed oil, whole rye sourdough, Yeast, Extra virgin olive oil, Salt, Sugar, Cornflour, Basil, Dextrose, Garlic purée, Barley malt, Acidity regulator (citric acid), Black pepper, including cereals containing gluten, Nutrition Typical values (as consumed), Energy Fat

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Mozzarella cheese (milk) (12%), Water, Fior di latte cheese (milk) (11%), Tomato, Tomato passata, Sunblush® cherry tomatoes (4%) (cherry tomato, rapeseed oil, salt, oregano, garlic powder), Tomato purée, Pesto sauce (2%) (rapeseed oil, basil, sunflower oil, medium fat hard cheese (milk), wheat flour, salt, garlic purée, wheat protein), Rapeseed oil, Dried whole rye sourdough, Yeast, Extra virgin olive oil, Salt, Sugar, Cornflour, Basil, Dextrose, Garlic purée, Barley malt, Acidity regulator (citric acid), Black pepper. !ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain other cereals containing gluten. Nutrition Typical values (as consumed) Energy Fat

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
6 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 94 vegetarian pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 63% of the vegetarian 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 94 vegetarian pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525017365, last edited 27 March 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.