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Is Saarioinen Peperoni färsk pizza ultra-processed?

350 g Pizzas Sold in Aland Islands

Pack of Saarioinen Peperoni färsk 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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

Vetemjöl, tomat, ost, peperoni 6% (gris, och nötkött, späck, konserveringsmedel (e250)), pepperonipaprika, körsbärsjuicekoncentrat, vitvinsättika, rypsolja, socker, olivolja, vatten, salt med jod, jäst, modifierad majsstärkelse, citronjuicekoncentrat, rökarom, aromer, kryddor (bland annat basilika, vitlök, chili, svartpeppar)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, tomat, ost, peperoni 6 % (gris - och nötkött, späck, konserveringsmedel E 250), pepperonipaprika, körsbärsjuicekoncentrat, vitvinsättika, rypsolja, socker, olivolja, vatten, salt med jod, jäst, modifierad majsstärkelse, citronjuicekoncentrat, rökarom, aromer, kryddor (bl.a. basilika, vitlök, chili, svartpeppar).

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • 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 165th. 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 6412000085514, last edited 29 July 2020), 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.