Frozen pizzas and pies
Sabatasso's Four-Cheese Pizza
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 40
Sabatasso's Four-Cheese Pizza scores 40 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 Saturated fat 5.6 g / 100 g: High in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better pizza
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Six cheese Neapolitan pizza California Pizza Kitchen · 14.7 oz Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 86 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Four Cheese Pizza Midtown Pizza Co By Heb · 14.3 oz/405 g Not ultra-processed · Less saturated fat Score 85 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Cauliflower Crust Cheese Pizza Member's Mark · 30 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Organic 3 Cheese Pizza Trader Giotto's Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Against The Grain GF Three Cheese Pizza Against the Grain · 680 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 39 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Four-Cheese Pizza
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 5.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 258 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 9.7 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 60.5 = 39.5 → 40
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [14]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 258 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 11.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 29 g |
| Sugars | 3.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.6 g |
| Protein | 9.7 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 0.25 Pizza (124 g)
Ingredients
- low moisture part skim mozzarella
- fontina and parmesan cheeses
- part skim milk
- cheese cultures
- salt
- enzymes
- whey
- tapioca starch
- rice flour
- tomatoes
- tomato paste
- water
- rice starch
- modified rice starch
- vegetable oil
- soybean oil
- canola oil
- asiago and romano cheeses (not recognized)
- cow's milk
- palm oil
- sugar (high concern)
- spice
- xanthan gum
- citric acid
- garlic
- dried onion
- dried garlic
- toasted onion powder
- soy lecithin
- natural flavor
Label text, as published
low moisture part skim mozzarella, fontina and parmesan cheeses, part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, whey, tapioca starch, rice flour, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, rice starch, modified rice starch, vegetable oil, soybean oil, canola oil, asiago and romano cheeses, cow's milk, palm oil, sugar, spice, xanthan gum, citric acid, garlic, dried onion, dried garlic, toasted onion powder, soy lecithin, natural flavor
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy
- Not vegan
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Sabatasso's
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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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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