Dr. Praeger's Pizza Stars

Name: Dr. Praeger's Pizza Stars
Brand: Dr. Praeger's

Star-shaped frozen snack of cauliflower, tomato and mozzarella in a crisp batter, aimed at kids.

Label check

Flagged ingredients1

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsCanola oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Canola oil	Seed oils	EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL

Ingredients as listed

Cauliflower, Tomato Paste, Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Whole Grain Oats, Cooked Navy Beans (Navy Beans, Water), Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Zucchini, Onions, Potato Flakes, Batter (Rice Flour, Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Powder, Spice, Leavening [Cream of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate], Xanthan Gum), Water, Contains less than 2% of Lemon Juice, Parsley, Oat fiber, Sea Salt, Arrowroot Powder, Basil, Garlic, Dried Oregano, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder.

Source: Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More veggie bites first, then the rest of the frozen meals, pizza and nuggets aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Dr. Praeger's Pizza Stars

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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