Is Higgidy cheddar & spinach mini muffins ultra-processed?

160g Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

33 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Carrot, Spinach 15%, Water, Free Range Whole Egg, Butternut Squash, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Whole Milk, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), Double Cream, Skimmed Milk, Salt (processing marker), Butter (processing marker), Onion, Turmeric, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cheese (processing marker), Dijon Mustard, Mustard, Nutmeg Allergens, including cereals containing gluten, All ingredients are, However, this product is made on a site where we also handle non- products

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (26%), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Carrot, Spinach (15%), Water, Free Range Whole Egg, Butternut Squash Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Whole Milk, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Double Cream (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Salt, Butter (Milk), Onion Purée, Turmeric, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cheese (Milk), Dijon Mustard, Mustard Powder, Nutmeg Allergens: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. All ingredients are suitable for vegetarians. However, this product is made on a site where we also handle non-vegetarian products.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136253911, last edited 27 March 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.