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5 Cheese Brick Oven Pizza, 19 OZ
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📊 NOVA 4

5 Cheese Brick Oven Pizza, 19 OZ

RAOS
Available at Whole Foods
320
Calories
14g
Protein
2g
Sugars
660mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
117
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'd find this 19 oz RAO'S 5 Cheese Brick Oven Pizza in the supermarket's frozen or prepared pizza section or tucked in your home freezer for an easy weeknight meal. It feels indulgent and comforting — a quick, nostalgic pizza fix — while the ingredient list (enriched flour with additives, dough conditioners like L‑cysteine, anticaking powdered cellulose, and other processed components) and industrial preparation point to ultraprocessed characteristics such as uniform texture and extended shelf stability.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 serving
Servings per Container: 4
Calories320
% Daily Value*
Total Fat13g17%
Saturated Fat7g35%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol30mg10%
Sodium660mg29%
Total Carbohydrate35g13%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars2g
Protein14g
* 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, (ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID,, ENZYMES,, ASCORBIC, ACID],, WATER,, SOYBEAN, OIL,, BREAD, CRUMBS, [WHEAT, FLOUR,, SUGAR,, YEAST,, SALT],, SUGAR,, YEAST,, SALT,, OLIVE, OIL,, MONOCALCIUM, PHOSPHATE,, SODIUM, BICARBONATE,, L-CYSTEINE), SAUCE, (ITALIAN, TOMATOES,, OLIVE, OIL,, ONION,, SALT,, GARLIC,, CARROTS,, SPICES), WHOLE, MILK, MOZZARELLA, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES), PROVOLONE, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, WHOLE, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURE,, SALT,, ENZYMES), FONTINA, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES,, POWDERED, CELLULOSE, [ANTICAKING, AGENT]), PARMESAN, AND, ROMANO, CHEESE, (PARMESAN, CHEESE, [CULTURED,, PART-SKIM, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, ROMANO, CHEESE, FROM, COW'S, MILK, [CULTURED,, PART-SKIM, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, POWDERED, CELLULOSE, [ANTICAKING, AGENT],, SALT), PARMESAN, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, PART-SKIM, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES,, POWDERED, CELLULOSE, [ANTICAKING, AGENT]), SPICES..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • monocalcium phosphate - Processed emulsifier
  • sodium bicarbonate - 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 multiple industrial ingredients and additives (enriched flours with vitamins, L‑cysteine, powdered cellulose, dough conditioners) and is a ready-to-heat frozen/prepared product, consistent with NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about 5 Cheese Brick Oven Pizza, 19 OZ

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! This pizza has a good amount of protein (14g per serving) and is relatively low in sugar, which can make it a satisfying option for a quick meal. However, it does have some sodium (660mg) and is not gluten-free or vegan, so keep that in mind if you have dietary restrictions.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
weekend-dinner

Vibe:

indulgentconvenientcomforting
$12.49
per package