Shoppers comparing fat and saturates
If you want to compare frozen pizzas on nutrition rather than crust style or pack wording, use the per-100g figures first. Then check the values for the portion you expect to eat.
Who is this choice for?
Hosts adding pizza to fish and chips night
When pizza is served alongside fish and chips, the number of diners and the size of each pizza portion matter. A pack may state nutrition for half a pizza or for a quarter.
Vegetarian or vegan pizza shoppers
Check dietary suitability and nutrition separately. For example, ASDA Groceries lists 10g fat per 100g for Dr Oetker Ristorante Vegan Margherita Pomodori; its vegan description alone does not establish a lower-fat choice.
What should you check before choosing?
Start with comparable per-100g figures, then look at the portion you plan to serve alongside the rest of the meal.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Total fat | Compare fat per 100g on the exact pizzas you are considering. Read a reduced-fat claim separately from a comparison you make between two products. | I want to compare pizzas on the same weight basis, rather than choose by how small a slice or serving looks. |
| Saturates | Compare saturates per 100g as well as total fat. Check the saturates in your intended portion; similar total-fat figures do not establish similar saturates. | Cheese toppings make the saturates figure important to my choice, especially if I will eat more than the stated serving. |
| Portion size | Check the pack weight, number of stated servings and whether one serving means half or a quarter pizza. Use the nutrition values for the amount you plan to serve. | If pizza is a side with fish and chips, I want to know how much each person will have, not just what the pack calls a serving. |
| Pack labels | Use traffic-light labelling as a prompt to read the nutrition panel, including the per-100g basis. Check dietary-suitability wording separately from fat figures. | I want the label to help me find the relevant figures. In a Food Standards Agency and Ipsos Northern Ireland survey of 611 food shoppers interviewed from 16 September to 23 November 2024, 49% said they actively used traffic-light labelling when shopping for food; this was not a measure of frozen-pizza choices. |
Common comparison mistakes
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Assuming a thin crust means less fat
Tesco Groceries lists 14g fat and 7.4g saturates per 100g for Chicago Town Ultimate Chicago Thin Cheese, compared with 9.1g fat and 4.5g saturates for Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita. Both have thin bases, but their nutrition figures differ.
Choose crust style for the type of pizza you want; compare the exact products' per-100g nutrition to judge fat and saturates.
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Treating stated servings as equal portions
Tesco Groceries lists 15g fat for half of the 334g Goodfella's pizza, while ASDA Groceries lists 15g fat for a quarter of the 585g Dr Oetker large Margherita Four Cheese. The equal fat figures refer to different amounts of pizza.
Compare per 100g first, then check the half- or quarter-pizza serving against the portion you intend to put on each plate.
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Using a vegan label as a fat claim
ASDA Groceries lists 10g fat per 100g for Dr Oetker Ristorante Vegan Margherita Pomodori. Vegan suitability describes the product's dietary positioning, not how its fat figure compares with another pizza.
Check the suitability information for dietary needs and the nutrition panel for fat and saturates.
Brand and product-line references
These figures describe named pizzas, not every product made by each brand.
Goodfella's
Stonebaked Thin Margherita is a 334g three-cheese pizza with a stated half-pizza serving.
- Tesco Groceries lists 9.1g fat per 100g, the lowest total-fat figure among the three named pizzas discussed here.
- The stated half pizza contains 15g fat and 7.6g saturates; its thin base does not replace a portion check.
Dr Oetker
The Ristorante products considered here include a large Margherita Four Cheese pizza and a Vegan Margherita Pomodori pizza.
- ASDA Groceries lists 10g fat and 3.4g saturates per 100g for the 585g large Margherita Four Cheese.
- Its stated quarter contains 15g fat. ASDA Groceries also lists 10g fat per 100g for the Vegan Margherita Pomodori, so check that product's nutrition independently.
Chicago Town
Ultimate Chicago Thin Cheese is a four-cheese pizza with a thin and crispy base and a stated quarter-pizza serving.
- The stated serving size gives a basis for planning how much pizza to share.
- Tesco Groceries lists 14g fat and 7.4g saturates per 100g for this product; the thin base is not a shortcut to a lower-fat selection.
Frozen pizza options on Joybuy
These pizzas offer per-100g fat figures to check when choosing a portion for fish and chips night. Compare each product's saturates and stated serving as well as its total fat.
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Chicago Town Takeaway Stuffed Crust BBQ Chicken 668g
For a shared meal, check whether its stated quarter-pizza serving is the amount you plan to serve. The listing gives 6.9g fat and 3.9g saturates per 100g; a stated quarter contains 12g fat and 6.9g saturates.
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Pizza Express American 320g
Its two-serving pack gives a half-pizza basis to compare with the portion you intend to eat. The listing states 9.1g fat and 3.8g saturates per 100g; the stated half contains 13.4g fat and 5.6g saturates.
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Goodfella's Margherita Stonebaked Thin 334g
Check the half-pizza portion if this will be a side rather than the main part of the meal. The Joybuy listing states 9.06g fat and 4.59g saturates per 100g; its stated half pizza is 167g and contains 15g fat and 7.6g saturates.
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Goodfella's Pepperoni Stonebaked Thin 332g
Compare its nutrition rather than treating the thin base as a fat measure. The listing gives 10.2g fat and 4.3g saturates per 100g; its stated half-pizza serving contains 18g fat and 7.5g saturates.
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Dr Oetker Ristorante Pepperoni Salame 320g
The pack is described as serving two, so check the current pack when deciding how much to serve. The listing states 11g fat and 3.6g saturates per 100g.
Questions about choosing a pizza
Should I compare frozen pizzas per 100g or per serving?
Use per 100g to compare products on the same weight basis, then check the serving you intend to eat. Tesco Groceries states half a pizza for Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita, while ASDA Groceries states a quarter for the large Dr Oetker Margherita Four Cheese.
Does a thin base mean a pizza has less fat?
No: check the exact pizza's nutrition panel. Tesco Groceries lists 9.1g fat per 100g for Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and 14g per 100g for Chicago Town Ultimate Chicago Thin Cheese, despite both having thin bases.
Can I use a vegan label to choose a lower-fat pizza?
No. A vegan description addresses dietary suitability, not a comparison of fat figures. ASDA Groceries lists 10g fat per 100g for Dr Oetker Ristorante Vegan Margherita Pomodori; compare its nutrition panel with the other pizzas you are considering.
What should I check before serving frozen pizza with fish and chips?
Decide how much pizza each person will have, then check the nutrition for that portion alongside the rest of the meal. Follow the exact pack's storage and cooking instructions, and check its current allergen information before serving.