Lunchables Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni Meal Kit

Questions about Lunchables Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni Meal Kit

Is Lunchables Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni Meal Kit healthy?

TrustPick's ingredient review: contains restricted ingredients. Its TrustPick Health Score is 44/100 (grade D). Per 100 g it is high in sodium (469 mg). One ingredient is restricted or not permitted in at least one major market: Titanium Dioxide. Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate, Red 40 and 7 more are worth noting. "Healthy" depends on your diet and how much you eat; these facts come from the label and are explained in our methodology at trustpick.app/methodology.

What are the ingredients in Lunchables Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni Meal Kit?

In label order (largest amount first): PURIFIED DRINKING WATER, PIZZA SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE, CITRIC ACID, DRIED BASIL, SEA SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE [ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES], XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR), PIZZA CRUST (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: REDUCED SODIUM SALT BLEND [SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR], DOUGH CONDITIONER [WHEY (MILK), L-CYSTEINE], VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, RICE BRAN EXTRACT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, DOUGH CONDITIONER [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE), ENZYMES], DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CELLULOSE POWDER), BAKED SNACK CRACKERS (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL], CHEESE MADE WITH SKIM MILK [SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO EXTRACT FOR COLOR], CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF SALT, PAPRIKA, YEAST, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN FOR COLOR, SOY LECITHIN), GUMMY WORMS (CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, GELATIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, FUMARIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM LACTATE, SODIUM LACTATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1), CHEESE BLEND (MOZZARELLA PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT [PART-SKIM MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING], PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, APOCAROTENAL (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING]), PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK AND CHICKEN (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF PORK STOCK, SPICES [INCLUDING MUSTARD], DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX (SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ASCORBIC ACID [VITAMIN C, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE [SWEETENERS], CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA [PRESERVES FRESHNESS]).

Does Lunchables Deep Dish Pizza with Pepperoni Meal Kit contain any ingredients worth knowing about?

Sodium Benzoate (worth noting): Permitted as a preservative, but excessive consumption may pose risks. Potassium Sorbate (worth noting): Permitted as a preservative, but excessive consumption may pose risks. Calcium Propionate (worth noting): Permitted as a preservative, but excessive consumption may pose risks. Titanium Dioxide (restricted): No longer authorised as a food additive in the EU after EFSA could not rule out genotoxicity; still permitted in India and the US. Red 40 (worth noting): Permitted as a colorant, but linked to hyperactivity in sensitive children. Yellow 5 (worth noting): Permitted as a colorant, but linked to hyperactivity in sensitive children.