Margherita pizza
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
10g
Medium
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (2)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator and 1 colour.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E170 Calcium carbonate colour
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
Ingredients Pizza Base (50%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Mother Yeast (Wheat), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Salt, Sugar), San Marzano Tomato Sauce (19%) (Italian Chopped Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Water, San Marzano Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice), Sieved Tomato, Tomato Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Mozzarella Cheese (Milk) (13%), Fior di Latte (Milk) (11%), Sunblush Tomatoes (5%) (Sunblush Yellow Tomatoes (Semi-dried Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Green Pepper, Onion, Carrot, Garlic), Sunblush® Cherry Tomatoes (Cherry Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Oregano, Garlic)), Pine Kernel Pesto (3%) (Basil in Sunflower Oil (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Italian Style Hard Cheese (Milk), Pine kernels, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Wheat Flour, Garlic Purée, Wheat Protein)
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.