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Is Higgidy Garlic-roasted Broccoli & Vintage Cheddar Quiche ultra-processed?

400 g Quiches Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higgidy Garlic-roasted Broccoli & Vintage Cheddar Quiche

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed quiches

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, Broccoli 21%, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mature Cheddar Cheese, Onions, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Free-Range Whole Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Red Leicester Cheese (contains Colour (Beta Carotene)), Medium Fat Soft Cheese, Cannellini Beans, Vintage Cheddar Cheese, Skimmed Milk, Butternut Squash, Parsley, Whipping Cream, Emmental Cheese, Dijon Mustard, Butter, Cornflour, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Garlic Purée, Salt, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene

As written on the pack

Water, Broccoli (21%), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Onions, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), Free-Range Whole Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Wholemeal Spelt Flour (Wheat), Red Leicester Cheese (contains Colour: Beta Carotene) (Milk) (3%), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Cannellini Beans, Vintage Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (2%), Dried Skimmed Milk, Butternut Squash Purée, Parsley, Whipping Cream (Milk), Emmental Cheese (Milk), Dijon Mustard, Butter (Milk), Cornflour, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Garlic Purée, Salt, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
5 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 43 quiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 47% of the quiches 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136256011, 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.