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Is Tesco Finest spicy garlic king prawn pizza ultra-processed?

Frozen pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Finest spicy garlic king prawn 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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed frozen 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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Tomato Purée, Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Basil, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese, Prawn 10%, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato, Spinach 3%, Basil Pesto (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Basil, Rapeseed Oil, Regato Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Black Pepper), Semolina (Wheat), Red Chilli, Tomato Paste, Garlic (Garlic, Rapeseed Oil, Muscovado Sugar), Basil, Yeast, Salt, Potato Starch, Chilli, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Deactivated Yeast, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Wheat Gluten

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Tomato Purée, Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Basil, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Prawn (10%) (Crustacean), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Semi Dried Tomato, Spinach (3%), Basil Pesto [Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Basil, Rapeseed Oil, Regato Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Black Pepper], Semolina (Wheat), Red Chilli, Tomato Paste, Roasted Garlic [Garlic, Rapeseed Oil, Muscovado Sugar], Basil, Yeast, Salt, Potato Starch, Chilli Flakes, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Deactivated Yeast, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Wheat Gluten.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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 43rd. 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 5057967576265, last edited 26 May 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.