Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Margherita Pizza: Labelgrade C+ (69/100)

The short answer

Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Margherita Pizza delivers 12g of protein and 280 calories per 0.333 PIZZA (USDA FDC 2011387). Per 100g that’s 9.2g of protein; per oz, 2.6g. The Labelgrade is C+ (69 / 100): Effectively zero sugar and high sodium per 100g.

Why this Labelgrade

How it compares

The margherita advantage — and where Newman’s gives it back

The reason this pizza out-grades a pepperoni pie is simple: there’s no processed meat on it. A margherita is crust, tomato, mozzarella, a little parmesan, and basil. Cutting the cured pepperoni strips out a chunk of saturated fat and removes a whole processed-meat ingredient, which is why every margherita and cheese pizza on this site beats the Red Baron Rising Crust Pepperoni in the comparison below.

Where Newman’s gives some of that advantage back is sodium. At 650mg per serving, this is the saltiest pizza we cover — more than the California Pizza Kitchen margherita (460mg) and the Amy’s bites (380mg). That’s a full 28% of the day’s limit in one-third of a pizza, and it’s the reason the sodium dimension scores a D and the overall lands at C+ rather than higher. The food is built well; the salt is the problem.

What the multigrain crust actually buys you

One genuine point in this pizza’s favor is the crust. It’s not plain white flour — Newman’s builds it from wheat flour, flaxseed, and whole oat flour, which is why a serving carries 3g of fiber. That’s modest in absolute terms (about 11% of a day’s value), but it’s notably more than you get from the refined-flour crusts on the other pizzas here, and it’s enough to nudge this from an F to a D on the fiber dimension. The flaxseed also brings a little plant-based fat that’s nutritionally friendlier than the palm oil you’ll find on some competitors’ ingredient lists.

Be clear-eyed about the ceiling, though: 3g of fiber and a thin crust don’t make this a whole-grain health food. It’s still a refined-leaning crust with cheese on top, and the sodium is high. The honest read is that Newman’s Own Margherita is a better-built frozen pizza — no processed meat, a bit of real fiber, recognizable ingredients — that you’d be smart to serve with a vegetable side rather than treat as a complete, balanced meal on its own.

Scope

This page covers Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Margherita Pizza (13.9 oz/394 g), UPC 020662005342, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 2011387. Newman’s Own sells multiple variants in this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros and Labelgrade scores. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always cross-reference the actual package label, especially if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.

Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)

MULTIGRAIN CRUST (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, VEGETABLE OIL [CANOLA OIL, PURE OLIVE OIL], FLAXSEED, YEAST, SUGAR, SALT, WHOLE OAT FLOUR), SAUCE (TOMATOES [DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE], WATER, TOMATO PASTE, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, RED WINE VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, GARLIC*, ONION*), LOW-MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT AND ENZYMES), TOMATOES, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT AND ENZYMES), BASIL*.

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Scope: This page applies specifically to Thin & Crispy Margherita Pizza (13.9 oz/394 g) · UPC 020662005342. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.