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Is Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Crust Uncured Pepperoni ultra-processed?

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Pack of Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Crust Uncured Pepperoni

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Multigrain crust (wheat flour, water, vegetable oil (canola oil, olive oil), flaxseed, yeast, sugar, salt, whole oat flour), sauce (tomato puree (water, tomato paste), extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, spices, garlic, onion), low-moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), uncured pepperoni no nitrates and nitrites added except those naturally occurring in celery powder and sea salt (pork, beef, sea salt, contains 2% and less of (natural spices), celery powder, cane sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings, natural spice, oleoresin of paprika), parmesan cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parsley

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Multigrain crust (wheat flour, water, vegetable oil [canola oil, pure olive oil], flaxseed, yeast, sugar, salt, whole oat flour), sauce (tomato puree [water, tomato paste], extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, spices, garlic*, onion*), low-moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), uncured pepperoni no nitrates or nitrites added except those naturally occurring in celery powder and sea salt (pork, beef, sea salt, contains 2% or less of: natural spices, celery powder, cane sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings, natural spice extractives, oleoresin of paprika), parmesan cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parsley*.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • 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 171st. 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0020662006011, last edited 20 August 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.