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Four Cheese Chickpea Pizza, 10.9 OZ
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📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Four Cheese Chickpea Pizza, 10.9 OZ

Banza
Available at Whole Foods
820
Calories
33g
Protein
8g
Sugars
1260mg
Sodium
11g
Fiber
34
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'll spot this in the freezer aisle as a quick grab for weeknight dinners, movie nights, or game-day spreads. It leans into a nostalgic, indulgent cheese-pizza vibe while being marketed as a protein-forward, chickpea-based alternative. The list of processed starches and additives (tapioca, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, chemical leaveners) points to industrial reformulation to create a stable, chewy texture and long shelf life — hallmarks of highly processed products.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 serving
Servings per Container: 1
Calories820
% Daily Value*
Total Fat40g51%
Saturated Fat20g100%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol55mg18%
Sodium1260mg55%
Total Carbohydrate97g35%
Dietary Fiber11g39%
Total Sugars8g
Protein33g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

CRUST:, CHICKPEAS, WATER, TAPIOCA, COCOA, BUTTER, OLIVE, OIL, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF:, YEAST, OREGANO, GARLIC, POWDER, SALT, DATE, POWDER, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN, XANTHAN, GUM, BAKING, POWDER, (CALCIUM, CARBONATE,, SODIUM, ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE,, SODIUM, BICARBONATE,, MONOCALCIUM, PHOSPHATE)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • olive oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This ready-to-heat frozen pizza contains multiple industrial additives (xanthan gum, emulsifier), processed starches (tapioca), and chemical leavening agents, and is formulated for convenience and shelf stability; combined with its high sodium and calorie density, these features align with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Four Cheese Chickpea Pizza, 10.9 OZ

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? This pizza packs a punch with 33 grams of protein and 11 grams of fiber, which is great if you're looking for something filling. However, it does have a higher sodium content, so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to keep that in mind.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
weekend-brunch

Vibe:

indulgentconvenientnostalgicwholesome
$8.59
per package