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Is Higgidy Creamy Chicken & Sautéed Leek Pie ultra-processed?

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Pack of Higgidy Creamy Chicken & Sautéed Leek 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 pies

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

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Free-Range Chicken 26%, Water, Leek 10%, Butter, Onions, Crème Fraîche, Dry White Wine 4%, Cannellini Beans, Whipping Cream, Rapeseed Oil, Chicken Stock, Dijon Mustard, Butternut Squash, Free-Range Egg Yolk, Salt, Thyme, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Salt For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, We've taken care to remove bones but some may remain

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Free-Range Chicken (26%), Water, Leek (10%), Butter (Milk), Onions, Crème Fraîche (Milk), Dry White Wine (4%), Cannellini Beans, Whipping Cream (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Chicken Stock, Dijon Mustard, Butternut Squash Purée, Free-Range Egg Yolk, Salt, Thyme, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Salt For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. We've taken care to remove bones but some may remain.

What makes it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 101 pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 76% of the pies 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 101 pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136256059, last edited 26 September 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.