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Is Trader Joe's GLUTEN FREE CHEESE PIZZA with a cauliflower crust ultra-processed?

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Pack of Trader Joe's GLUTEN FREE CHEESE PIZZA with a cauliflower crust

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • 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

cauliflower crust (cauliflower, low moisture mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzyme), rice flour, tapioca starch, rice starch, egg whites, modified rice starch, cane sugar, yeast, garlic powder, spices, salt, xanthan gum), pizza sauce (tomato puree (tomato paste, water), sea salt, sugar, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, red pepper, oregano, garlic powder), low moisture mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes), provolone cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes), rosemary, oregano

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

CAULIFLOWER CRUST (CAULIFLOWER, LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYME], RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, RICE STARCH, EGG WHITES, MODIFIED RICE STARCH, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), PIZZA SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE [TOMATO PASTE, WATER], SEA SALT, SUGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ROSEMARY, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, OREGANO, GARLIC POWDER), LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), ROSEMARY, OREGANO

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.
7 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 39 cheese pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 69% of the cheese 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 39 cheese pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00788366, last edited 13 August 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.