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Is Stonebaked Thin Margherita ultra-processed?

Margherita pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Stonebaked Thin 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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed margherita 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, Cheese Blend 31% (Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese), Water, Tomato Purée, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Chicory Root Fibre, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper, ALLERGEN ADVICE For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS, 1 2 3 COOKING INSTRUCTIONS For best results, cook from frozen, Pre-heat conventional oven to 200°C, gas mark 6, or 180°C for fan oven, Appliances vary, these instructions are a guide only, Remove all of the packaging, Spread out all of the toppings for maximum deliciousness, Cook directly on top oven shelf (no baking tray needed), bake until golden for 15-17 minutes, Please ensure pizza is cooked until piping hot but allow pizza to cool slightly before eating, toppings can be very hot!

As written on the pack

WHEAT Flour, Cheese Blend (31%) (Mozzarella Cheese (MILK), Cheddar Cheese (MILK) in varying proportions), Water, Tomato Purée, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Chicory Root Fibre, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper. ALLERGEN ADVICE For allergens see ingredients in CAPITAL LETTERS. 1 2 3 COOKING INSTRUCTIONS For best results, cook from frozen. Pre-heat conventional oven to 200°C/ gas mark 6, or 180°C for fan oven. Appliances vary, these instructions are a guide only. Remove all of the packaging. Spread out all of the toppings for maximum deliciousness. Cook directly on top oven shelf (no baking tray needed), bake until golden for 15-17 minutes. Please ensure pizza is cooked until piping hot but allow pizza to cool slightly before eating, toppings can be very hot!

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 margherita pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 38% of the margherita 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 21 margherita pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391527000600, last edited 3 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.