McCain Cheese Pizza Style Mini Samosa
Red flags
- −Red flag: High saturated fat (7.6g)
- −Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
- −Red flag: Palm oil listed
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of protein (7g)
Ingredients, decoded
25 listed- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
- Cheese (16.2%) (Cheddar Cheese, Milk Solids, Water, Emulsifier [INS 331 (iii)], Iodized Salt, Anticaking Agent [INS 460])
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Water
- Onion (7.6%)
- Green Capsicum (7.5%)
- Potato (6.3%)
- Tomato (4.7%)
- Green Chilli
- Iodized Salt
- Tomato Powder
- Wheat Gluten
- Tomato Paste
- Thickeners [INS 463, INS 1422]
- Oregano
- Red Chilli Flakes
- Wheat Fiber
- Palm Oil
- Cheese Powder
- Garlic
- Natural & Nature Identical Flavoring Substances
- Basil
- Red Chilli Powder
- Sugar
- White Pepper Powder
EB3
Our take
CleanPlate reviewReal cheese filling in a maida pastry
McCain Cheese Pizza Style Mini Samosa is a frozen pastry whose first ingredient is refined wheat flour (maida), filled with cheese (16.2%), onion, capsicum, potato and tomato, and fried in cottonseed oil. The pack is 240 g and the panel is printed per 100 g of the frozen product.
CleanPlate scores it EB3. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 7 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The B for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by refined wheat flour, cheese and cotton seed oil), with additives that cost points: flavouring, acetylated distarch adipate and cellulose. The 3 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (7.6 g per 100 g) and sodium (366 mg per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“NO ADDED PRESERVATIVES”
No preservative is listed; the additives are an emulsifier, thickeners, an anticaking agent and flavouring.
- On the packHolds
“Cheese Pizza Style”
Cheese is 16.2% and cheese powder, tomato and oregano are listed, so the filling is genuinely cheesy.
How EB3 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 7 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 300 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Good, few concerning additives
- Base
- Refined Wheat Flour
- Main fat
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Additives
- 3
- Flagged
- Maida, Palm oil
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Moderate risk
- Added sugar
- 0.16 g
- Sodium
- 366 mg
- Saturated fat
- 7.6 g
- Trans fat
- 0.09 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Refined wheat flour (maida), cheese (16.2%), cottonseed oil, water, onion (7.6%), green capsicum (7.5%), potato (6.3%), tomato (4.7%), tomato powder, wheat gluten, thickeners (463, 1422), wheat fibre, palm oil, cheese powder, flavouring and spices; maida and the oils have no share.
Per 100 g: 300 kcal, 15.4 g fat of which 7.6 g saturated, 5.19 g sugar of which 0.16 g added, 7 g protein, 366 mg sodium. Values are for the frozen product as sold. Saturated fat (not more than 7.6 g) and trans fat (not more than 0.09 g) are printed as limits and stored at those values. The listing carried a different recipe with preservatives and 265 kcal; the pack panel was used.
Ingredients to watch
- Refined flour firstWorth watching
Maida leads the list with no share, so the pastry is mostly refined flour.
- Saturated fatWorth watching
Up to 7.6 g per 100 g, from the cheese, cottonseed oil and palm oil.
- AdditivesWorth watching
Flavouring, a modified starch (1422) and cellulose (460) cost points.
- Real cheeseFine
Cheese is 16.2%, with vegetables as the rest of the filling.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Mini samosas are a vegetable snack"
Maida is the first ingredient; the vegetables add up to about a quarter of the weight.
Myth: "No added preservatives means no additives"
An emulsifier, two thickeners, an anticaking agent and flavouring are still listed.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsOccasionally
- ChildrenRarely
- Diabetes or prediabetesLimit
Smarter ways to eat it
Bake until crisp
Use the oven or an air fryer so the pastry browns without extra oil.
Keep portions small
Every 100 g is 300 kcal; add a salad to the plate.
Common questions
Is McCain Cheese Pizza Style Mini Samosa healthy?
McCain Cheese Pizza Style Mini Samosa scores EB3 (Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it best kept as a rare treat rather than a regular buy. The main concerns are: High saturated fat (7.6g); Refined flour (maida) base; Palm oil listed. On the plus side: Source of protein (7g).
What does the EB3 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (B) grades ingredient and label integrity: good, few concerning additives. The number (3) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): moderate risk.
Which ingredients in McCain Cheese Pizza Style Mini Samosa should I watch?
Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Palm Oil (Palm oil).
Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.
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