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Cape Cod Cafe Frozen Pizza: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Cape Cod Cafe

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Cape Cod Cafe frozen pizza received a Food Integrity Score of 68 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This reads as a fairly simple frozen pizza core of flour, cheese, tomatoes, and water, with a few refined helpers layered on top. Cottonseed oil, sugar, and the vague spices push it past a basic recipe, so it fits better as an occasional choice than an everyday staple. Main considerations include cottonseed oil as a refined seed oil, vague spices with no specific sources named, and added sugar in a savory product. Simpler options: Look for pizza with a short ingredient list naming specific spices; choose versions that use olive oil or no added oil instead of cottonseed oil.

Food Integrity Score 68/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: Medium

What to watch?

  • Cottonseed oil as a refined seed oil
  • Vague spices with no specific sources named
  • Added sugar in a savory product

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for pizza with a short ingredient list naming specific spices
  • Choose versions that use olive oil or no added oil instead of cottonseed oil

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Cape Cod Cafe Frozen Pizza
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Pizza)
GTIN / UPC
00677636000003
Serving size
127.5 g (2 slices)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Frozen Pizza

Cape Cod Cafe

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Cottonseed oil and sugar sit alongside vague "spices" and malted barley flour, giving this pizza a more engineered profile than its toppings suggest.

Consider This

Refined cottonseed oil, enriched flour with added vitamins, and vague spices are typical of factory-formulated frozen pizza builds.

Good Substitutes

Try a pizza made with flour, water, yeast, salt, tomatoes, and cheese you can recognize, or make a simple homemade version.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

This reads as a fairly simple frozen pizza core of flour, cheese, tomatoes, and water, with a few refined helpers layered on top. Cottonseed oil, sugar, and the vague spices push it past a basic recipe, so it fits better as an occasional choice than an everyday staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Cottonseed oil as a refined seed oil
  • Vague spices with no specific sources named
  • Added sugar in a savory product

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Cottonseed oil — Refined seed oil
  • Spices — Vague spice category
  • Sugar — Added refined sugar

Highest concern ingredients

  • Cottonseed oil (6/10) — Refined seed oil used as a fat.
  • Spices (5/10) — Vague category with unnamed components.
  • Sugar (4/10) — Added refined sweetener.

Better choice tips

  • Look for pizza with a short ingredient list naming specific spices.
  • Choose versions that use olive oil or no added oil instead of cottonseed oil.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CHEESE PIZZA INGREDIENTS: FLOUR (UNBLEACHED SPRING WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, GROUND TOMATOES IN HEAVY PUREE (PEELED AND GROUND TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID), COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, YEAST, SUGAR, SPICES.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Cottonseed oilConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernRefined oilWatchlist

    What this is

    Refined oil

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Refined seed oils are often flagged by users watching industrial fats.

    Additional note

    Refined seed oil used as a cooking fat.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil

  2. SpicesConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Unknown / not listed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Vague spice blends can hide flavor systems or additives from the label.

    Additional note

    Broad category with no specific spices named.

    Family watchlist

    Vague spice category

  3. SugarConcern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetenerWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added refined sugar is a common user watchpoint in packaged foods.

    Additional note

    Refined sweetener added to the formula.

    Family watchlist

    Added refined sugar

  4. Flour (unbleached spring wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernEnriched flour

    What this is

    Enriched flour

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined flour with added vitamins is common but more processed than whole grain.

    Additional note

    Enriched wheat flour with added vitamins and malted barley flour.

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  1. Ground tomatoes in heavy puree (peeled and ground tomatoes, salt, citric acid)Concern 2/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Tomato processing is category-normal; citric acid is a mild formulation helper.

    Additional note

    Tomatoes with salt and citric acid as a mild acidulant.

  2. Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultured pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)Concern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Category-normal dairy processing with a short, recognizable ingredient list.

    Additional note

    Standard cheese made from pasteurized milk with cultures and enzymes.

  3. WaterConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    No meaningful concern.

    Additional note

    Plain water used in the dough.

  4. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    No meaningful concern.

    Additional note

    Plain salt for seasoning.

  5. YeastConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Traditional baking ingredient with no meaningful concern.

    Additional note

    Leavening agent used in dough.

Food Integrity is an ingredient-based estimate of how simple or engineered a product's formulation appears. It is not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Ingredients often higher in saturated fat (Mentions "cheese". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

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  • Vegetarian

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cheese". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cheese". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour", "sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Cape Cod Cafe Frozen Pizza highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Cape Cod Cafe Frozen Pizza shows about 2.04g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Cape Cod Cafe Frozen Pizza: 2g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Simple, recognizable core ingredients; Moderate protein per serving; Tomato-based sauce contributes some whole-food content.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined wheat flour base with little fiber; Sodium over 500 mg per serving; Saturated fat from cheese and cottonseed oil.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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