Pizzas
Screamin' Sicilian Pizza Co. Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza
23.40 oz/663 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains nitrites or nitrates
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 14
Screamin' Sicilian Pizza Co. Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza scores 14 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Bacon: 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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Italian buffalo mozzarella & arugula thin crust pizza Private Selection · 17.9 oz/507 g Less salt · Less saturated fat Score 52 out of 100 , 38 points higher -
Thin & Crispy Crust Four Cheese Newman's Own · 453 g Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 56 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Pepperoni pizza - President's Choice President's Choice Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 60 out of 100 , 46 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Mother of Meat! Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon Pizza
Ingredients
- Bacon minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 6.8 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 263 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 12 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 86.5 = 13.5 → 14
Can’t score above 79. Contains bacon, 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 and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [17]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 263 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19.6 g |
| Sugars | 2.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 0.2 pizza (133 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME)
- PASTEURIZED MILK
- PORK
- TOMATOES
- BACON (high concern)
- PORK HAM
- SOYBEAN OIL
- BEEF
- SALT
- YEAST
- PASTEURIZED CREAM
- SUGAR (high concern)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- SPICES
- ENZYMES
- GARLIC
- OAT FIBER
- CHEESE CULTURES
- VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN
- SODIUM LACTATE
- CITRIC ACID
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- MALTODEXTRIN
- PROPYL GALLATE
- VINEGAR
- SOY LECITHIN AND CANOLA OIL
- SODIUM BICARBONATE
- WHEAT FLOUR
- CORN STARCH
- FUMARIC ACID
- SODIUM SILICO ALUMINATE
- LACTIC ACID
- SODIUM NITRITE (high concern)
- OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA
- FLAVORING
- LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE
- SMOKE FLAVORING
- BHA (high concern)
- BHT
- SODIUM ASCORBATE
- SODIUM PHOSPHATES
- PALM OIL
- HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL
- SODIUM ERYTHORBATE
- ACETIC ACID
- ASCORBIC ACID
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME), PASTEURIZED MILK, PORK, TOMATOES, BACON, PORK HAM, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, BEEF, SALT, YEAST, PASTEURIZED CREAM, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SPICES, ENZYMES, GARLIC, OAT FIBER, CHEESE CULTURES, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM LACTATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, PROPYL GALLATE, VINEGAR, SOY LECITHIN AND CANOLA OIL, SODIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT FLOUR, CORN STARCH, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM SILICO ALUMINATE, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM NITRITE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SMOKE FLAVORING, BHA, BHT, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, PALM OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, ACETIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID, MAY CONTAIN GARLIC POWDER.
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.”
iarc.who.int
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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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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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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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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.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Nitrosamines in food raise a health concern
“Nitrosamines in food raise a health concern”
efsa.europa.eu
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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 .”
fda.gov
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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”
doi.org
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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.”
doi.org
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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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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu