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Stoufer’s

Flavor:

Pepperoni French Bread Pizza

Ingredients:

Bread (Enriched Wheat Flour [wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water, Yeast, 2% Or Less Of Soybean Oil, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Sugar, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Fumaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Calcium Propionate [preservative]), Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Soybean Oil, 2% Or Less Of Modified Food Starch, Garlic, Spices, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Onion, Cultured Dextrose, Potassium Chloride, Garlic Powder, Paprika, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor), Cheese Mozzarella Part Skim (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Pepperoni Made With Pork, Chicken And Beef (Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Spices, Dextrose, Pork Stock, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Ascorbate, Paprika, Processed With Natural Smoke Flavor, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor), Margarine (Soybean Oil, Water, Mono & Diglycerides, 2% Or Less Of Salt, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3).

Rating: We Avoid

Ingredient Score:

Rated at 1/5 green leaves, Stouffer’s Pepperoni French Bread Pizza ranks low on our scale for cleaner food options. This product is not organic and includes genetically modified ingredients. The presence of added sugars, in the form of both sugar and citric acid, alongside dextrose—a more harmful added sugar—further diminishes its score. The ingredient list reveals several potentially harmful additives, such as natural flavor, flavor, diglycerides, enriched wheat flour, and modified food starch. More concerning are the known harmful additives sodium nitrite and BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole), along with BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene). These preservatives are often scrutinized for their health implications. Additionally, the pizza contains soybean oil and palm oil, which are considered harmful oils due to their processing methods and environmental impact.

The base of the pizza is a bread made with enriched wheat flour, and the sauce includes tomato paste and a variety of spices, along with sugar and soybean oil. Toppings consist of part-skim mozzarella cheese and pepperoni made from a combination of pork, chicken, and beef, with added spices and preservatives to enhance flavor and shelf life. Margarine, used in the product, contains mono and diglycerides, which are emulsifiers that also raise health concerns.

Given the ingredient profile, this product is not aligned with the pursuit of cleaner, healthier food options. The use of non-organic and GMO ingredients, coupled with the inclusion of added sugars and harmful additives, positions this frozen pizza as a choice to be avoided for those seeking nutritionally sound alternatives. The low rating reflects the product’s composition, which is at odds with a market increasingly geared towards wholesome, minimally processed foods. The Stouffer’s Pepperoni French Bread Pizza, therefore, does not meet the criteria for a cleaner, more health-conscious diet.