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Is Higgidy Higgedy free range. Chicken & Creamy Leek Pies (frozen) ultra-processed?

2 x 200g Frozen pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higgidy Higgedy free range. Chicken & Creamy Leek Pies (frozen)

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Free-Range Chicken 21%, Water, Leek 12%, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Onion, Crème Fraîche, White Wine 5%, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Chicken Stock, Dijon Mustard, Free-Range Egg Yolk, Thyme, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Black Pepper, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Yeast

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Free-Range Chicken (21%), Water, Leek (12%), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), Onion, Crème Fraîche (Milk) (8%), White Wine (5%), Wholemeal Spelt Flour (Wheat), Chicken Stock, Dijon Mustard, Free-Range Egg Yolk, Thyme, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Black Pepper, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Yeast

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 frozen pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 90% of the frozen 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 20 frozen pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136255625, 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.