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Is Specially Selected Aldi Mushroom & Truffle Pinsa ultra-processed?

440g Frozen pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Specially Selected Aldi Mushroom & Truffle Pinsa

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour, Water, mozzarella cheese 10% (Mozzarella Cheese, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), mushrooms 8%, Cream, Rice Flour, medium fat hard cheese, Sunflower Oil, black summer truffle breakings 1% (Black Summer Truffle, Water), Salt, mascarpone cheese 0.5% (Cream, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Modified Maize Starch, Dried Wheat Sourdough (Wheat Flour, Water), Wheat Malt Flour, Shallots, Yeast, Garlic, Black Pepper, Parsley, Parsley, Garlic, Truffle Natural Flavouring, White Pepper

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, MOZZARELLA CHEESE (10%) (Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), MUSHROOMS (8%), Cream (Milk), Rice Flour, MEDIUM FAT HARD CHEESE (MILK) (1.5%), Sunflower Oil, BLACK SUMMER TRUFFLE BREAKINGS (1%) (Black Summer Truffle, Water), Salt, MASCARPONE CHEESE (0.5%) (Cream (Milk), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Modified Maize Starch, Dried Wheat Sourdough (Wheat Flour, Water), Wheat Malt Flour, Shallots, Yeast, Garlic, Black Pepper, Dried Parsley, Parsley, Roasted Garlic, Truffle Natural Flavouring, White Pepper.

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.

  • 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.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 191 frozen pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 84% of the frozen 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 191 frozen pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461135546, last edited 8 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.