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Is Sonoma Creamery Pepperoni Pizza Crisps ultra-processed?

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Pack of Sonoma Creamery Pepperoni Pizza Crisps

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

mozzarella (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), uncured pepperoni (pork, beef, sea salt, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF NATURAL SPICES, sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavoring (including celery powder), paprika color), brown rice, seasoning (sugar, salt, spices, natural flavoring)

As written on the pack

MOZZARELLA (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), UNCURED PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SEA SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL SPICES, SUGAR, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, NATURAL FLAVORING (INCLUDING CELERY POWDER), PAPRIKA COLOR EXTRACT), BROWN RICE, SEASONING (SUGAR, SALT, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORING), CONTAINS: MILK

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.
3 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.

  • 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

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0023278501017, last edited 27 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.