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Is Sainsburys vegetable pizza ultra-processed?

390g Vegetable pizza Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsburys vegetable 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:

  • 55 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetable pizza

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, Water, Mozzarella Cheese 13% (Cows' Milk), Vegetable Mix 9.5% (Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers, Red Onions), Courgettes 7%, Tomato Paste, Basil Oil 3% (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Palm Oil, Basil Infused Rapeseed Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Basil), Acidified Garlic Purée (Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Salt, Black Pepper), Spinach 3%, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Purée (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sundried Tomato, White Wine Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Rosemary, Black Pepper), Yeast, Salt, Cornflour, Sugar, Basil, Garlic, Garlic Purée, Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Tomato, Marjoram, Oregano, Thyme, Cheese Powder (Cows' Milk), Flavouring, Acid (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Cheese (13%) (Cows' Milk), Vegetable Mix (9.5%) (Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers, Red Onions), Courgettes (7%), Tomato Paste, Basil Oil (3%) (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Palm Oil, Basil Infused Rapeseed Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Basil), Acidified Garlic Purée (Garlic, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Salt, Black Pepper), Spinach (3%), Rapeseed Oil, Sundried Tomato Purée (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sundried Tomato, White Wine Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Rosemary, Black Pepper), Yeast, Salt, Cornflour, Sugar, Basil, Garlic Powder, Garlic Purée, Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Tomato Powder, Marjoram, Oregano, Thyme, Cheese Powder (Cows' Milk), Flavouring, Acid: Citric Acid.

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.
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 10 vegetable pizza

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 60% of the vegetable pizza 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 10 vegetable pizza, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00311151, last edited 30 April 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.