Celeste Pizza for One Pizza, Zesty 4 Cheese
What You Should Know
Celeste Pizza for One, Zesty 4 Cheese is a frozen single-serve microwavable pizza youd typically find in the frozen meals or frozen pizza aisle, shelved next to other single-serve entrées, personal pizzas, and convenience frozen foods. It suits quick solo meals—late-night snacks, college dorm dinners, movie nights, or an easy lunch on a busy weekday. The brand leans on nostalgic Italian-American positioning, invoking 'Mama' recipes and a long heritage (since 1930) to appeal to budget-conscious families, students, and time-poor adults who want a familiar, comforting meal with minimal fuss. Packaging emphasizes speed and tradition rather than health; label copy highlights 'Authentic Italian' and 'Microwaves in minutes' while nutrition facts show 380 calories and a high 870 mg sodium. There are no organic seals, and any natural-sounding claims coexist with industrial ingredients. Processing context: this is a highly processed, ready-to-heat product made with reconstituted cheese blends, modified starches, emulsifiers, preservatives, and flavor additives. Sensory-wise, youd expect a thin, slightly chewy crust with a softer center and crisping at the edges when baked (microwaving yields a softer crust), a tangy zesty tomato sauce, and a layered cheese profile that mixes real cheeses and an imitation mozzarella blend, giving a creamy but somewhat elastic mouthfeel. The ritual is straightforward: slip from a box into a tray, microwave or oven per instructions, then eat directly from the tray or plate for a fast, familiar comfort-food experience.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:, CRUST, (MALTED, WHEAT, FLOUR, (MALTED, BARLEY, FLOUR),, WATER,, SHORTENING, FLAKE, (PALM, OIL,, SOY, LECITHIN,, NATURAL, BUTTER, FLAVOR, AND, BETA, CAROTENE, [COLOR]),, YEAST,, CORN, STARCH,, SOYBEAN, OIL,, SUGAR,, SALT,, DOUGH, CONDITIONER, (MALT, EXTRACT,, INACTIVE, YEAST,, ENZYMES,, ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID]),, VITAL, WHEAT, GLUTEN),, TOPPING, (IMITATION, MOZZARELLA, BLEND, (WATER,, PALM, OIL,, MODIFIED, POTATO, STARCH,, RENNET, CASEIN,, MODIFIED, CORN, STARCH,, SODIUM, CITRATE,, SALT,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATE,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, CARRAGEENAN,, LACTIC, ACID,, ARTIFICIAL, COLOR),, MOZZARELLA, (PASTEURIZED, CULTURED, REDUCED, FAT, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES),, PROVOLONE, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, MILK,, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES,, SMOKE, FLAVORING),, CHEESE, BLEND, (PARMESAN, CHEESE, [PASTEURIZED, PART-SKIM, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, ROMANO, CHEESE, [PASTEURIZED, PART-SKIM, COW'S, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, POWDERED, CELLULOSE, TO, PREVENT, CAKING,, POTASSIUM, SORBATE, [PRESERVATIVE]),, SPICE,, GARLIC, POWDER,, ONION, POWDER),, SAUCE, (WATER,, TOMATO, PUREE, [WATER,, TOMATO, PASTE],, SEASONING, (SALT,, SPICES,, SUGAR,, DEHYDRATED, GARLIC),, FLAVOR, BLEND, (MALTODEXTRIN,, DEXTROSE,, NATURAL, FLAVOR),, SALT,, MODIFIED, CORN, STARCH,, SOYBEAN, OIL,, XANTHAN, GUM)..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •SOYBEAN OIL - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •SOY LECITHIN - Processed emulsifier
- •POTASSIUM SORBATE - Synthetic preservative
- •ARTIFICIAL COLOR - Artificial coloring
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
The product contains multiple industrial ingredients (modified starches, maltodextrin, emulsifiers, artificial color, preservatives, imitation cheese) and is formulated for convenience, fitting NOVA group 4 for ultraprocessed foods.
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Common Questions about Celeste Pizza for One Pizza, Zesty 4 Cheese
The Zesty 4 Cheese pizza isn't exactly what you'd call a health food, but it can fit into a balanced diet. With 380 calories and 17 grams of fat, it’s more of a comfort food than a superfood. Think of it as an occasional treat rather than a daily staple.