Is Higgidy Cypriot Halloumi & Hot Honey Rolls with sweet red peppers ultra-processed?

Breaded cheeses 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:

Vegetable fiber

33 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed breaded cheeses

String Cheese Light Light Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Crystal Farms 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Happy Farms 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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), Water, Butter (processing marker), Honey (processing marker) 11%, Siracha Sauce 11% (Honey (processing marker), Water, Red Jalapeño Chillies, Sugar (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Citrus Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Acetid Acid)), Chickpeas, Red Peppers, Halloumi Cheese (processing marker), Onions, Free-Range Whole Egg, Mascarpone (processing marker), Free-Range Egg Yolk, Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Aleppo Chilli, Garlic Purée, Yeasted Chilli, Cottonseed Oil (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Butter (Milk), Honey and Siracha Sauce (11%) (Honey, Water, Red Jalapeño Chillies, Sugar, Garlic Purée, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Citrus Fibre, Acidity Regulator: Acetid Acid), Chickpeas, Red Peppers, Halloumi Cheese (Milk) (6%), Onions, Free-Range Whole Egg, Mascarpone (Milk), Free-Range Egg Yolk, Mature Cheddar Cheese ( Salt, Cornflour, Aleppo Chilli, Garlic Purée, Yeasted Chilli, Cottonseed Oil

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

8 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.

Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 breaded cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 86% of the breaded cheeses 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 14 breaded cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136256349, last edited 21 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.