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Is Biggest Tuscan quiche ultra-processed?

Quiches with vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Biggest Tuscan quiche

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 43 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Red Peppers 11%, Free-Range Whole Egg, Aubergine 8%, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Tomatoes 5% (Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Onions, Cherry Tomatoes 5%, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Cannellini Beans, Skimmed Milk, Butter, Butternut Squash, Whipping Cream, Basil, Cornflour, Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic Purée, Sea Salt, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Salt, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic, Oregano, Yeast

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Red Peppers (11%), Free-Range Whole Egg, Roasted Aubergine Purée (8%), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil), Marinated Tomatoes (5%) (Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Onions, Semi-Dried Cherry Tomatoes (5%), Wholemeal Spelt Flour (Wheat), Cannellini Beans, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter (Milk), Butternut Squash Purée, Whipping Cream (Milk), Basil, Cornflour, Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic Purée, Smoked Sea Salt, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Salt, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic. Oregano, Yeast

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 quiches with vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 22% of the quiches with vegetables here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 9 quiches with vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136256400, last edited 25 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.