Mega Meaty Deep Dish Pizzas
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
1 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
11g
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 (6)
This label lists 3 antioxidants, 1 acidity regulator, 1 preservative and 1 raising agent.
E251
Sodium nitrate
Preservative, cured meats and some cheeses
What it is. A curing agent that slowly converts to nitrite in the product, giving a longer acting preservative effect.
Why it is used. Used in dry cured meats and a few traditional cheeses.
What the evidence says. Sits under the same processed meat evidence as nitrite, since it ends up as nitrite in the food. Same practical takeaway: the issue is regular processed meat intake, not a trace in one meal.
Permitted with maximum levels, tightened in the EU alongside nitrite.
Assessed against IARC, EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E251
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E301 Sodium ascorbate antioxidant
- E392 Extracts of rosemary antioxidant
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator
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
_WHEAT_ flour (with calcium, iron, thiamin (B1), niacin (B3)), tomato puree, _MOZZARELLA CHEESE_ (11%), a blend of pepperoni and reformed smoke flavoured ham 11% (pork, pork fat, water, salt, spices, dextrose, stabilisers (E450, E451), mineralised dairy concentrate (_MILK_), antioxidants (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), spice extracts, maltodextrin, preservative (sodium nitrate), smoke, smoke flavouring), water, fennel sausage 5% (pork, pork fat, spices, _WHEAT_ protein, fennel seeds, sugar, salt, yeast, stabilisers (E450, E451), antioxidant (rosemary extract), spice extract), vegetable oil (rapeseed oil), corn flour, yeast, sugar, salt, modified potato starch, rice flour, herbs and spices, garlic powder, spice extracts, basil oil, pepper oil, flavourings.
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.