Cheese pizzas
Vemondo Pizza Magherita
333 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 24
Vemondo Pizza Magherita scores 24 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: 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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Cheese & Tomato Pizza Trader Joe's Organic Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 78 out of 100 , 54 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Pizza Magherita
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 10 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 3.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 259 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 76.5 = 23.5 → 24
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 259 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32.3 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 2.4 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 6.7 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 1/2 pizza (167 g)
Ingredients
- corn starch
- buckwheat flour
- potato starch
- rice flour
- sugar (high concern)
- thickener: guar gum
- susefaran agent: citric acid
- raising agent: sodium carbonates
- 21% cut-resistant mozzarella lactose-free
- quot (not recognized)
- 17,1% tomato sauce (tomato puree, olive oil, dextrose, table salt, oregano)
- water
- 9% tomatoes
- vegetable ole (sunflower, olive)
- yeast
- table salt
- lactose content (high concern)
- lt (not recognized)
- 0,1g/100g (not recognized)
Label text, as published
gluten-free mixture (corn starch, buckwheat flour, potato starch, rice flour, sugar, thickener: guar gum, susefaran agent: citric acid, raising agent: sodium carbonates), 21% cut-resistant mozzarella lactose-free,quot,, 17,1% tomato sauce (tomato puree, olive oil, dextrose, table salt, oregano), water, 9% tomatoes, vegetable ole (sunflower, olive), yeast, table salt, *lactose content ,lt, 0,1g/100g, may contain traces of soy, this product is gluten - and lactose-free,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
May contain: Soy, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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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“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
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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