Frozen pizzas
Digiorno Rising Crust Original Four Cheese
139 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 48
Digiorno Rising Crust Original Four Cheese scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Salt 1.2 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Rising Crust Original Four Cheese
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- DATEM minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Protein 11.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 52 = 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 94 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.8 g |
| Sugars | 4.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.4 g |
| Protein | 11.5 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 139g
Ingredients
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR
- WATER
- LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE
- TOMATO PASTE
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- SUGAR (high concern)
- VEGETABLE OIL
- DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN MEAL
- YEAST
- SALT
- PARMESAN
- ASIAGO AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND
- DATEM
- BAKING SODA
- SPICES
- WHEAT FLOUR
- ENZYMES
- DRIED GARLIC
- ASCORBIC ACID
Label text, as published
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE, TOMATO PASTE, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL, DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN MEAL, YEAST, SALT, PARMESAN, ASIAGO AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND, DATEM, BAKING SODA, SPICES, WHEAT FLOUR, ENZYMES, DRIED GARLIC, ASCORBIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Digiorno
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org