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Is Tesco finest Italian four cheese pizza ultra-processed?

Frozen pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco finest Italian four cheese 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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • 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

Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese, Smoke Flavoured Scamorza Medium Fat Soft Cheese (contains (Smoke Flavouring)), Tomato Purée, Tomato, Provolone Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese, Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Malted Wheat Flour, Olive Oil, Maize Starch, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Yeast, Basil, Oregano, Deactivated Yeast, Parsley

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Water, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (13%), Smoke Flavoured Scamorza Medium Fat Soft Cheese (contains: Smoke Flavouring) (Milk) (9%), Tomato Purée, Tomato, Provolone Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk) (4.5%), Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (1.5%), Sunflower Oil, Garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Malted Wheat Flour, Olive Oil, Maize Starch, Dried Wheat Sourdough, Yeast, Basil, Oregano, Deactivated Yeast, Parsley.

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 191 frozen pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 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 5059697728563, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.