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Ellio's Pizza, Five Cheese
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4

Ellio's Pizza, Five Cheese

Ellio's
18.30 oz
Available at Foodtown
250
Calories
12g
Protein
7g
Sugars
600mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
74
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Ellio's Pizza, Five Cheese is a budget-friendly frozen pizza you’d spot in the frozen foods aisle, usually stacked with other value-brand rectangular pizzas and near single-serve frozen dinners and family-size pizzas. It reads as an everyday convenience product for busy households, college students, and families who want an easy, inexpensive meal solution. Typical occasions include quick weeknight dinners, movie-night snacks, or post-game refueling: it’s bought on routine grocery runs, last-minute dinner trips, or for stocking a freezer for “too tired to cook” nights. Brand positioning leans nostalgic and practical—Ellio’s evokes the classic, no-frills microwave/oven pizza your parents bought, marketed toward cost-conscious consumers rather than gourmet seekers. Packaging often features bold, kid-friendly graphics and calls attention to flavors and value; there are no organic or natural certifications on the front, and any health-related wording is minimal, so shoppers may infer a "family staple" halo rather than a nutrition-forward promise. In plain terms this is an industrially processed frozen product made to be shelf-stable and oven-ready. Sensory notes: the crust is thin and straightforward with a slightly crisp edge after baking, the five-cheese blend melts into a rich, salty, slightly oily topping over a tangy tomato paste base with a hint of sugar and garlic. Sold in a cardboard box with a plastic-wrapped pizza inside, the ritual is simple: preheat the oven, slide the pizza on a tray, and within minutes serve straight from the box for communal, casual eating occasions.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 4.5
Calories250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Cholesterol15mg5%
Sodium600mg26%
Total Carbohydrate38g14%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars7g
Added Sugars2g4%
Protein12g
* 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

Enriched, Wheat, Flour, [Wheat, Flour, (Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Thiamine, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Malted, Barley, Flour],, Water,, Five, Cheese, Blend, [Low-Moisture, Part-Skim, Mozzarella, Cheese, (Pasteurized, Part-Skim, Milk,, Cheese, Cultures,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Parmesan, Cheese, (Cultured, Milk,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Romano, Cheese, Made, from, Cow's, Milk, (Cultured, Milk,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Fontina, Cheese, (Pasteurized, Milk,, Cheese, Cultures,, Salt,, Enzymes),, Asiago, Cheese, (Cultured, Milk,, Salt,, Enzymes)],, Tomato, Paste,, Sugar,, Soybean, Oil,, Yeast,, Salt,, Whey, Protein, Concentrate,, Spices,, Dehydrated, Garlic..

Flagged Ingredients:

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

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains industrial ingredients and formulations typical of ultra-processed foods (enriched flours, concentrated cheese blends, whey protein concentrate, added sugar and oils) and is manufactured as a ready-to-heat frozen product, so it fits NOVA group 4.

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Common Questions about Ellio's Pizza, Five Cheese

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? For a frozen pizza, it offers a decent dose of protein at 12 grams per serving, which is great if you’re looking for a quick meal. However, with 600 mg of sodium per serving, it’s worth enjoying in moderation, especially if you're watching your salt intake.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
back-to-school

Vibe:

nostalgicconvenientcomfortingpractical
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