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Is Totino's Party Pizza Pepperoni ultra-processed?

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Pack of Totino's Party Pizza Pepperoni

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:

  • 111 ingredients
  • 16 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

flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), imitation mozzarella cheese, water, palm oil, rennet casein, modified potato starch, vegetable oil, potato starch, sodium aluminum phosphate, potassium chloride, salt, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, titanium dioxide (artificial color), maltodextrin, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, riboflavin, vitamin a palmitate, vitamins, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, pepperoni seasoned pork, chicken, beef pizza topping (pork, chicken, water, soy protein isolate, beef, salt, contains 2% and less of (pepperoni, pork), chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% and less of (spices), dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid, spices, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, garlic, natural flavor, maltodextrin, sodium nitrite, lactic acid starter culture, bha, bht, citric acid), vegetable oil, contains less than 2% of (mozzarella cheese, water), skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, citric acid, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6, modified corn starch, sugar, salt, yeast, soy flour, dextrose, spice, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, beet powder, rehydrated enzyme modified cheese (water, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), citric acid, malic acid, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate, maltodextrin, tbhq (preservative), ascorbic acid, natural flavor

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E171 Titanium dioxide , E202 Potassium sorbate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E296 Malic acid , E319 Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq) , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E415 Xanthan gum , E491 Sorbitan monostearate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E541 Sodium aluminium phosphate

As written on the pack

enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), imitation mozzarella cheese (water, palm oil, rennet casein, modified potato starch, vegetable oil, potato starch, sodium aluminum phosphate, potassium chloride, salt, citric acid, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, titanium dioxide [artificial color], maltodextrin, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, riboflavin, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6, vitamin b12), pepperoni seasoned pork, chicken and beef pizza topping (pork, mechanically separated chicken, water, soy protein isolate, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: pepperoni [pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid], spices, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, garlic powder, natural flavor, maltodextrin, sodium nitrite, lactic acid starter culture, bha, bht, citric acid), vegetable oil, contains less than 2% of: rehydrated fat free mozzarella cheese (water, skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, citric acid, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6), modified corn starch, sugar, salt, dry yeast, defatted soy flour, dextrose, spice, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda , beet powder, rehydrated enzyme modified cheese (water, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), citric acid, malic acid, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate, maltodextrin, tbhq (preservative), ascorbic acid , natural flavor,

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E491 Sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
8 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,390 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2369th. 71% of the breads 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042800114006, last edited 3 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.