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Tony's Cheese Pizza
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Tony's Cheese Pizza

Tony's
18.90 oz
Available at Foodtown
330
Calories
12g
Protein
8g
Sugars
640mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
88
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Tony's Cheese Pizza (18.90 oz) is a value-minded frozen pizza that lives in the supermarket's frozen meals aisle, shelved with other frozen pizzas, garlic breads and appetizers. You’ll often spot it next to national and store-brand pepperoni and cheese pizzas; seasonal multipacks or sale displays land it near family-style staples. It’s aimed at budget-conscious families, college students and anyone after an easy, crowd-pleasing meal — marketed on convenience and familiar pizzeria-style flavor rather than artisanal or health-forward claims. The label leans on simple cues: a photo of a bubbling cheese pizza, the word "cheese" and a pizzeria-style descriptor; ingredient lines include "natural flavor" but there’s no organic certification or explicit health halo. Ingredient highlights (enriched flour, low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, tomato sauce) sit beside several processing aids and stabilizers, so while it reads like a classic pizza, it is an industrially formulated frozen product. Sensory impressions: a thin-to-medium crust that crisps on the edges and yields a slightly chewy crumb, a sweet-tangy tomato layer, and a salty, melty cheese top with occasional oily gloss; aroma is warm bakery-tomato with toasted cheese notes. Packaged in a printed cardboard box with the pizza sealed in plastic, it’s baked from frozen in an oven or toaster oven as a quick ritual — unbox, slide onto a tray, bake and serve. Typical use occasions include last-minute dinners, game nights, or feeding a group when time is short.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.25
Servings per Container: 4
Calories330
% Daily Value*
Total Fat14g18%
Saturated Fat7g35%
Cholesterol25mg8%
Sodium640mg28%
Total Carbohydrate41g15%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars8g
Added Sugars1g2%
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

INGREDIENTS:, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, MALTED, BARLEY, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, TOMATOES, (WATER,, TOMATO, PASTE),, LOW, MOISTURE, PART, SKIM, MOZZARELLA, CHEESE, (PART, SKIM, MILK,, CHEESE, CULTURES,, SALT,, ENZYMES),, WATER,, CONTAINS, 2%, OR, LESS, OF:, YEAST,, PALM, OIL,, VEGETABLE, OIL, (SOYBEAN,, CANOLA, AND/OR, HIGH, OLEIC, SOYBEAN, OIL),, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, SUGAR,, SALT,, SEA, SALT,, SPICE,, MALTODEXTRIN,, HYDROLYZED, SOY, AND, CORN, PROTEIN,, DRIED, GARLIC,, PAPRIKA,, DOUGH, CONDITIONERS, (CONTAINS, ONE, OR, MORE, OF:, WHEAT, STARCH,, L-CYSTEINE, HYDROCHLORIDE,, AMMONIUM, SULFATE,, ENZYMES,, ASCORBIC, ACID),, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, SOY, LECITHIN..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • canola - 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 additives (modified food starch, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed proteins, dough conditioners, natural flavor) and is a ready-to-heat frozen product, consistent with ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Tony's Cheese Pizza

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target! Tony's Cheese Pizza packs a decent amount of protein (12g per serving) and offers some calcium from the mozzarella, but it’s also got a fair amount of sodium (640mg) and added sugars (1g). It’s great for a quick meal, but if you’re looking for something super nutrient-dense, you might want to pair it with a salad or some veggies.

Perfect For

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

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