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Digiorno Frozen Pizza - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Digiorno

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Digiorno frozen pizza - frozen cheese pizza - hand tossed style pizza crust received a Food Integrity Score of 74 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. The core of this pizza is recognizable, with flour, water, cheese, tomato paste, and yeast doing normal jobs. The added vegetable oil, sugar, malt, and generic spices push it toward a lightly to moderately processed product. Fine as an occasional convenience meal, but it is not something to lean on daily. Main considerations include refined vegetable oil (soybean and/or corn), added refined sugar, and vague spice category. Simpler options: Look for a crust without added refined oil or sugar; choose cheeses and sauces with named, simple ingredients.

Food Integrity Score 74/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined vegetable oil (soybean and/or corn)
  • Added refined sugar
  • Vague spice category

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for a crust without added refined oil or sugar
  • Choose cheeses and sauces with named, simple ingredients

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Digiorno Frozen Pizza - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Savoury Bakery Products)
GTIN / UPC
00071921483531
Serving size
130 g (1/4 Pizza (130g))
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 - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust

Digiorno

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Soybean and/or corn oil, sugar, and malted barley flour sit alongside enriched wheat flour, adding refined inputs to a simple crust.

Consider This

Vegetable oil, enriched flour, and spice/garlic blends are typical of factory-formulated frozen pizza rather than a homemade-style recipe.

Good Substitutes

A pizza built on homemade or whole-wheat dough, real mozzarella, tomato, and fresh herbs skips the refined oil and sugar.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

The core of this pizza is recognizable, with flour, water, cheese, tomato paste, and yeast doing normal jobs. The added vegetable oil, sugar, malt, and generic spices push it toward a lightly to moderately processed product. Fine as an occasional convenience meal, but it is not something to lean on daily.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Refined vegetable oil (soybean and/or corn)
  • Added refined sugar
  • Vague spice category

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • 2% or less of Vegetable Oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil) — Refined seed oil
  • Sugar — Added refined sweetener
  • Spices — Vague ingredient category

Highest concern ingredients

  • 2% or less of Vegetable Oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil) (6/10) — Refined seed oil with watchlist relevance.
  • Enriched Wheat Flour (4/10) — Refined flour with added nutrients.
  • Sugar (4/10) — Refined sweetener added to dough.

Better choice tips

  • Look for a crust without added refined oil or sugar.
  • Choose cheeses and sauces with named, simple ingredients.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), WATER, LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), TOMATO PASTE, PARMESAN, ASIAGO AND ROMANO CHEESE BLEND (CULTURED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), 2% OR LESS OF VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CORN OIL), SALT, YEAST, SUGAR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SPICES, DRIED GARLIC.

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

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

  1. 2% or less of Vegetable Oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil)Concern 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 a common watchlist item for many users.

    Additional note

    Refined seed oil used in small amount for dough.

    Family watchlist

    Refined seed oil (soybean and/or corn).

  2. Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)Concern 4/10 — Mild concernRefined flour

    What this is

    Refined flour

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined grain with fortification added back, a common baking base.

    Additional note

    Refined wheat flour with vitamins added back in.

  3. SugarConcern 4/10 — Mild concernSweetenerWatchlist

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Added refined sugar is a common watchlist item for many users.

    Additional note

    Refined sugar added to the dough.

    Family watchlist

    Added refined sugar.

  4. SpicesConcern 4/10 — Mild concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Unknown / not listed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Unspecified spice blends can hide flavor systems or fillers.

    Additional note

    Broad spice category with no specific sources named.

    Family watchlist

    Vague spice category.

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  1. Malted Barley FlourConcern 3/10 — Mild concernMalt flour

    What this is

    Malt flour

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Malted flour is a mild processing input added for flavor and color.

    Additional note

    Barley flour that has been malted, used for flavor and browning.

  2. Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes)Concern 2/10 — Very low concernCheese

    What this is

    Cheese

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Category-normal cheese processing with a short ingredient profile.

    Additional note

    Standard cheese made with culture, salt, and enzymes.

  3. Parmesan, Asiago and Romano Cheese Blend (cultured part-skim cow's milk, salt, enzymes)Concern 2/10 — Very low concernCheese

    What this is

    Cheese

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Traditional cheese processing with minimal additives.

    Additional note

    Hard grating cheese blend with simple culture and enzymes.

  4. Dried GarlicConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Simple dried vegetable with mild processing.

    Additional note

    Dehydrated garlic used for flavor.

  5. WaterConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Basic dough hydration with no concern.

    Additional note

    Plain water used for dough.

  6. Tomato PasteConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Recognizable, category-normal ingredient.

    Additional note

    Concentrated tomato with no added additives listed.

  7. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Traditional seasoning with no concern.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning salt.

  8. YeastConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernLeavening

    What this is

    Leavening

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Traditional baking ingredient.

    Additional note

    Standard leavening agent for dough.

KarbCoach Food Integrity is an ingredient-based estimate of how simple or formulated a food 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.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, 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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  • 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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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 Digiorno Frozen Pizza - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust 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?

Digiorno Frozen Pizza - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust shows about 1.95g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Digiorno Frozen Pizza - Frozen Cheese Pizza - Hand Tossed Style Pizza Crust: 4g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar (minor). Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Protein from part-skim mozzarella and cheese blend; Simple core ingredient list; Moderate calorie load per quarter pizza.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined enriched wheat flour crust with low fiber; Sodium near 680 mg per serving; Seed oil (soybean/corn) present.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Bakery & Bread, 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.

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