Pizzas
Red Baron Classic Crust Supreme Pizza
664 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains nitrites or nitrates
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 12
Red Baron Classic Crust Supreme Pizza scores 12 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sausage and cured meats: IARC classifies processed meat (cured, salted, smoked or fermented) as Group 1, based on colorectal cancer; each 50 g eaten daily is linked to an 18% higher risk. Regulatory
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better pizza
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Thin & Crispy Crust Four Cheese Newman's Own · 453 g Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 56 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
crispy thin crust Margherita pizza Udi's Gluten Free · 17.4 oz/493 g Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 62 out of 100 , 50 points higher -
Wood-Fired Crust Pizza Spinach & Goat Cheese Good & Gather Signature · 17.5 oz/497 g Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 69 out of 100 , 57 points higher -
Cauliflower Crust Cheese Pizza Member's Mark · 30 oz Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 79 out of 100 , 67 points higher -
Italian buffalo mozzarella & arugula thin crust pizza Private Selection · 17.9 oz/507 g Less saturated fat · No nitrites or nitrates Score 52 out of 100 , 40 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Classic Crust Supreme Pizza
Ingredients
- Sausage and cured meats minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 5.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.3 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 241 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 9 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 88 = 12
Can’t score above 79. Contains sausage and cured meats, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4][5][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [17]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 241 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25.6 g |
| Sugars | 5.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Salt | 1.3 g |
Serving: 133 g
Ingredients
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES)
- COOKED PIZZA TOPPING (SAUSAGE, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN) (not recognized)
- GREEN AND RED PEPPERS
- TOMATO PASTE
- PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK (high concern)
- CHICKEN AND BEEF (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, BEEF, SALT, WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, SMOKE FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA)
- ONION
- YEAST
- PALM OIL
- SUGAR (high concern)
- VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA OIL)
- SALT
- MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
- SPICE
- MALTODEXTRIN
- DRIED GARLIC
- HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN
- PAPRIKA
- DRIED ONION
- WHEAT STARCH
- L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- AMMONIUM SULFATE
- SOY LECITHIN
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- ENZYMES (CONTAINS WHEAT)
- ASCORBIC ACID
Label text, as published
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), COOKED PIZZA TOPPING (SAUSAGE [PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SPICES, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER], WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY FLOUR, SALT]), GREEN AND RED PEPPERS, TOMATO PASTE, PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, SMOKE FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF: PAPRIKA, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA), ONION, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YEAST, PALM OIL, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICE, MALTODEXTRIN, DRIED GARLIC, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, PAPRIKA, DRIED ONION, WHEAT STARCH, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ENZYMES (CONTAINS WHEAT), ASCORBIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat (Press Release No. 240)
“Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer.”
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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”
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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.”
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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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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).”
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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.”
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
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“the presence of nitrites and nitrates in foods can give rise to the formation of nitrosamines some of which are carcinogenic.”
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EFSA confirms safe levels for nitrites and nitrates added to food
“They concluded that when nitrites are used at approved levels, their contribution to overall exposure to nitrosamines is of low concern for health.”
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Nitrosamines in food raise a health concern
“Nitrosamines in food raise a health concern”
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.gov
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Report on Carcinogens, 15th Edition: Butylated Hydroxyanisole
“Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals.”
ntp.niehs.nih.gov
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List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review
“The table below includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review as of May 12, 2026 .”
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“The Panel concluded that exposure to BHA from its use as food additive based on new exposure estimates does not exceed the ADI of 1 mg/kg bw/day at the mean”
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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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.”
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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.”
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
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