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Is Pizza express margherita ultra-processed?

393g Vegetarian pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pizza express margherita

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:

  • 28 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, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese, Tomato Purée, Mascarpone Cheese (Cream, Milk Proteins), Regato Cheese, Rapeseed Oil, Semolina (Wheat), Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Yeast, Parsley, Black Pepper, Basil, Oregano, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (11%), Water, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (7%), Tomato Purée, Mascarpone Cheese (Milk) (5%) (Cream (Milk), Milk Proteins), Regato Cheese (Milk) (3%), Rapeseed Oil, Semolina (Wheat), Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Yeast, Parsley, Black Pepper, Basil, Oregano, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid).

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
4 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 94 vegetarian pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 43rd. 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 5051873005277, 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.