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Is Higg Spinach, Greek Feta & Pine Nut Pie ultra-processed?

200g Pastries Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higg Spinach, Greek Feta & Pine Nut Pie

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sweet snacks

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Spinach 14%, Onions, Feta Cheese 11%, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Free-Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers 5%, Butter, Medium Fat Soft Cheese, Cannellini Beans, Skimmed Milk, Butternut Squash, Pine Nuts 1%, Cornflour, Whipping Cream, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Salt

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Spinach (14%), Onions, Feta Cheese (11%), Mature Cheddar Cheese, Free-Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers (5%), Butter (Milk), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Cannellini Beans, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butternut Squash Purée, Pine Nuts (1%), Cornflour, Whipping Cream (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Salt

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.

Category rules

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 87% of the pastries 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 205 pastries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136256134, last edited 13 July 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.