Pizzas
Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza
17 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 47
Mama Cozzi's Cauliflower Crust Pizza scores 47 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 1.7 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
Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Xanthan gum minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 5.6 g / 100 g minus 2.5 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 242 kcal / 100 g minus 0.5 points
- Protein 12.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 53.5 = 46.5 → 47
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 242 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24.2 g |
| Sugars | 3.1 g |
| Added sugars | 1.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 12.4 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 0.333 pizza (161 g)
Ingredients
- cauliflower crust: cauliflower
- low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- rice flour
- tapioca starch
- water
- egg white
- rice starch
- sugar (high concern)
- yeast salt
- cultured brown rice
- garlic powder
- italian style seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary sage, savory)
- xanthan gum
- low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese: pasteurized part-skim milk
- cheese cultures
- salt
- enzymes
- sauce: tomato puree (water, tomato paste)
- sugar (high concern)
- salt
- spices
- dehydrated garlic
- dehydrated onion
- romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- toasted onion powder
- citric acid
- canola oil uncured pepperoni (no nitrates or nitrites added, except for those naturally occurring in celery powder)
- beef
- sea salt
- spices
- cane sugar (high concern)
- lactic acid starter culture
- natural flavorings (including celery powder)
- extractives of paprika
- natural smoke flavoring
Label text, as published
cauliflower crust: cauliflower, low moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), rice flour, tapioca starch, water, egg white, rice starch, sugar, yeast salt, cultured brown rice, garlic powder, italian style seasoning (oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary sage, savory), xanthan gum, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese: pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, sauce: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), toasted onion powder, citric acid, canola oil uncured pepperoni (no nitrates or nitrites added, except for those naturally occurring in celery powder): pork, beef, sea salt, contains 2% or less of spices, cane sugar, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavorings (including celery powder), extractives of paprika, natural smoke flavoring, contains: egg, milk,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Egg, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Mama Cozzi'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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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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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