Ah, pizza – is there anything better? Convenient, delicious, and the ultimate comfort food. Luckily, in more recent years, more and more brands have developed frozen keto pizza options, making it more readily available for a quick treat. Still, some brands mislead customers into thinking the pizza is low carb by adding the words “cauliflower crust” or “keto-friendly”, when in reality they may contain many additives and not truly be keto-friendly. So, which pizza brands are truly keto, and which ones should you opt for?
Top keto pizza brands include Cappello’s Keto Cheese Pizza and Cali’flour Foods Classic Cheese Pizza as they contain best-in-class, clean ingredients. For keto pizza crust with no toppings, the best options are Cali’flour Foods Plain Pizza Crust and Uncrust Pizza Crust. Aside from net carbs, always be sure to review the ingredients list to ensure a pizza is truly keto.
In this article, we’ll highlight the top frozen keto pizza and dirty keto pizza brands, as well as highlight their macros. We will also offer tips on selecting keto pizzas and what to look out for. Let’s dig in!
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Tips on Selecting Keto Pizza
- Don’t just look at net carbs; make sure to review the ingredients list and choose the one with minimal ingredients.
- Avoid pizzas that contain inflammatory oils such as sunflower or canola oil.
- “Cauliflower Crust” does not automatically mean low carb. Many companies highlight “cauliflower crust” on the package but the ingredients list may include higher-carb flours and starches.
- You can always opt for keto pizza crusts and add your own sauce and toppings, to control the sodium content and prevent any non-keto additives.
Keto & Dirty Keto Pizza at a Glance
We will go into a more thorough reviews of these pizzas in this post, but this is a quick comparison of the macros.
Cappello’s and Cali’flour brands are clean-keto brands, while Quest and RealGood Foods are more suitable for a dirty keto diet.
| Brand | Serving Size | Calories | Net Carbs | Total Fat | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappello’s Keto Cheese Pizza | 152g | 520 | 9g | 40g | 22g | 1090mg |
| Cali’flour Foods Classic Cheese Pizza | 130g | 260 | 5g | 18g | 19g | 620mg |
| Quest Thin Crust 4-Cheese Pizza | 156g | 330 | 6g | 20g | 27g | 770mg |
| RealGood Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza | 120g | 390 | 3g | 29g | 22g | 850mg |
Top Keto Pizza
Cappello’s Keto Cheese Pizza
Cappello’s offers excellent products for those on the keto diet, from pizza crusts to almond flour lasagna, as well as almond flour cookie dough.
In terms of pizza, Cappello’s offers a full line of keto-friendly items such as Keto Cheese Pizza, Keto Buffalo Ranch Pizza, and a plain Keto Pizza Crust.
The crust ingredients used for all three keto pizzas are phenomenal and include turnip, almond flour, coconut flour, flaxseed, and more. All products used in the crust are natural, clean, and keto-friendly.
Net Carbs: you are looking at 9g of net carbs for half of the pizza, including 5g of sugars (0g added sugars) which comes from the tomato sauce.
Bottom Line: this pizza contains best in class ingredients and is perfect when you’re looking to make a quick dinner or snack. This is also a great option if you are not a fan of cauliflower pizza crusts.
Price: $10.99
Ingredients:
Crust: Turnip, Almond Flour, Egg, Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Flaxseed, Organic Coconut Flour, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Water, Psyllium Husk, Xanthan Gum, Lemon Juice, Apple Cider Vinegar, Sea Salt
Toppings: Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Pizza Sauce (Tomato Puree [Water, Tomato Paste], Olive Oil, Salt, Garlic, Basil, Black Pepper, Citric Acid), White Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes)
Nutrition Facts (per ½ pizza or 152g):
Calories: 520
Total Fat: 40g
Saturated Fat: 15g
Cholesterol: 120mg
Sodium: 1090mg
Total Carb: 19g
Dietary Fiber: 10g
Total Sugars: 5g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 22g
Cali’flour Foods Classic Cheeze Pizza
This pizza also comes in the following flavors: Supreme Veggie, Margherita, and Chicken Pepperoni.
For the classic cheese pizza, minimal ingredients are used for the crust and pizza sauce. The only ingredient in the topping is mozzarella cheese.
Net Carbs: 5g of net carbs per 1/2 pizza
Bottom Line: this is an excellent choice for keto pizza with clean ingredients. However, you must be okay with cauliflower in your pizza crust. Additionally, some think cauliflower keto crusts taste “eggy”; this is due to a lack of flour or starches.
Price: $48 for 4-Pack
Ingredients:
Crust: Fresh Cauliflower, Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, and Enzymes), Egg Whites
Toppings: Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, and Enzymes)
Pizza Sauce: Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes, Salt, Citric Acid, Basil, Spice
Nutrition Facts (per ½ pizza or 130g):
Calories: 260
Total Fat: 18g
Saturated Fat: 11g
Cholesterol: 65mg
Sodium: 620mg
Total Carb: 6g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Total Sugars: 3g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 19g
Top Keto Pizza Crusts
Cali’flour Foods Pizza Crust – Plain
This pizza crust by Cali’flour comes vacuum sealed and frozen but does not require thawing! You can take it right out of the freezer and bake it for 10-12 minutes, before adding toppings.
It’s easy and convenient to use, and it also boasts only 5 ingredients!
Please note that this is a pizza crust only. However, you can get as creative as you’d like and include your own fresh and keto-approved toppings.
This brand also carries cauliflower crusts in Original Italian, Spicy Jalapeno, and Sweet Red Pepper flavors. You can also purchase a variety on Amazon, which include one of each of these flavors, for a total of 3 boxes.
Net Carbs: this crust boasts only 1g of net carbs per 1/3 crust!
Bottom Line: the ingredients are phenomenal, this crust comes in a variety of flavor, and it includes no toppings – allowing you to control what goes on top.
Price: $38.85 per 3 boxes/6 crusts
Ingredients: Cauliflower, Mozzarella (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, and enzymes), Egg Whites and Psyllium Husk
Nutrition Facts (per 1/3 crust or 45g):
Calories: 90
Total Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Cholesterol: 20mg
Sodium: 190 mg
Total Carbs: 3g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Total Sugars: 1g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 8g
Uncrust Keto Pizza Crust
These pizza crusts by Unbun are not only grain-free, keto-friendly, and paleo-friendly, but they are also vegan.
Most keto pizza crusts have an “eggy” taste, as the base of the crust is cauliflower rather than all-purpose or whole-wheat flour. However, that is not the case here! By using vegan-friendly ingredients such as coconut milk and nutritional yeast instead of cheese, and ground flax in place of eggs, this crusts suits anyone with an egg allergy or a vegan lifestyle.
Each box contains two crusts and should be stored in the freezer. If you plan on making the crusts both at once and/or over two weeks, you can keep them in the fridge.
Net Carbs: you are looking at only 3g of net carbs per 1/2 crust, or 6g of net carbs per an entire pizza crust.
Bottom Line: this keto-crust is unique because it is also vegan. It comes with two crusts so it could definitely be suitable for a crowd of both vegan and non-vegans. Needless to say, it is absolutely delicious and is suitable for both keto and non-keto folks.
Price: $11.99 per 1 box of 2 crusts
Ingredients: Water, Blanched Almond Flour, Pumpkin Seed Protein, Coconut Flour, Psyllium Seed Husk, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Milk (coconut water), Ground Chia, Ground Flax, Garlic Powder, Apple Cider Vinegar, Nutritional Yeast, Baking Soda, Cream of Tartar, Basil, Sea Salt
Nutrition Facts (per ½ crust or 50g):
Calories: 180
Total Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 90mg
Total Carb: 10g
Dietary Fiber: 7g
Total Sugars: 1g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 7g
Dirty Keto Pizza
The following frozen pizzas are considered “dirty keto” and contain ingredients that are not exactly considered clean such as sunflower oil/soybean oil, dextrose, and sugar.
These may be okay if you follow a dirty keto diet and are certainly better than some traditional frozen pizza brands. However, we would still suggest opting for a cleaner keto frozen pizza version such as Cali’flour and Cappello’s.
Quest Thin Crust Pizza
Quest, known for their protein bars and tortilla chips that very much resemble Doritos, have also come out with a line of frozen pizzas in recent years.
Flavors include: 4-Cheese Crust, Supreme Thin Crust, and Meat Lover’s Loaded Pizza.
These pizzas by Quest have around 5-6g of net carbs per 126-156g, but they contain unhealthy ingredients such as sunflower oil, sugar, and other food additives such as sodium nitrate.
Quest 4-Cheese Crust
Price: $6.96
Ingredients: Water, Milk Protein Isolate, Low-Moisture Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Tomato Paste, Provolone Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cellulose, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Pecorino Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep’s Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Soluble Corn Fiber, Fontina Cheese (Pasteurized Cow Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Citrus Fiber. Contains less than 2% of the following: Whey Protein Isolate, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Garlic, Oregano, Black Pepper, Basil, Onion Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Yeast, Baking Soda, Xanthan Gum, Sunflower Lecithin
Nutrition Facts (per 1/2 pizza or 156g):
Calories: 330
Total Fat: 20g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Cholesterol: 45mg
Sodium: 770mg (!)
Total Carb: 25g
Dietary Fiber: 19g
Total Sugars: 3g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 27g
RealGood Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza
This brand used to offer a grain-free three cheese pizza, pepperoni chicken crust, as well as supreme chicken crust pizza. However, these seems to have been discontinued or have limited availability online.
Currently, RealGood offers Beyond Meat, Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni, and Super Food 2-Pack Crusts. The latter does not include toppings and has net carbs of only 2g per 1/2 pizza crust.
However, the frozen pizzas with topping contain ingredients such as sunflower oil and dextrose. So while the net carbs may be ideal, the ingredients are far from desirable.
RealGood Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza
Price: $9.99
Ingredients:
Cauliflower Crust: cauliflower, almond flour, liquid whole egg, mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], dried whole egg, parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzyme], coconut flour, salt, xanthan gum, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes]
Pizza Sauce: tomato, olive oil, salt, garlic, black pepper, onion, oregano, basil
Uncured Pepperoni: pork, beef, sea salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavor, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder
Nutrition Facts (per 1/4 pizza or 120g):
Calories: 390
Total Fat: 29g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Cholesterol: 155mg
Sodium: 850mg (!)
Total Carb: 11g
Dietary Fiber: 7g
Total Sugars: 3g (includes 0g added sugars)
Protein: 22g
Keto Pizza Crust Recipe
Should you find yourself with more time on your hands or for a fun weekend project, you may want to try making your own keto pizza! It’s simple and only requires a handful of ingredients.
We love this keto-friendly pizza recipe from the Food Network.
The recipe includes tomato sauce which can be made from scratch, or you can buy pre-made keto pizza sauce.
Keto Dough
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups shredded whole-milk mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream (can also use cottage cheese)
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 2 large eggs
- kosher salt
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Combine the mozzarella cheese and sour cream together.
- Microwave in 1-minute intervals, stirring in between each, until the cheese is melted and let cool.
- Add almond flour, eggs, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and mix.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with olive oil.
- Pat down the dough into a 1/4 inch rectangle.
- Bake until golden, around 15 minutes.
- Add toppings and bake for an additional 3-5 minutes.