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Is Higgidy Mature Cheddar & Sweet Chilli Dinky Rolls ultra-processed?

Pastries Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higgidy Mature Cheddar & Sweet Chilli Dinky Rolls

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 E

Less processed sweet snacks

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, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Sweet Chilli Sauce 11%, Onions, Ricotta Cheese, Cannellini Beans, Potato, Free-Range Whole Egg, Butternut Squash, Red Pepper 3%, Free-Range Egg Yolk, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Skimmed Milk, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Whipping Cream, Yeast For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, Also, not suitable for consumers with a mustard allergy, e Not for EU Freezable

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Butter (Milk), Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (12%), Sweet Chilli Sauce (11%), Onions, Ricotta Cheese (Milk), Cannellini Beans, Potato, Free-Range Whole Egg, Butternut Squash Purée, Red Pepper (3%), Free-Range Egg Yolk, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Whipping Cream (Milk), Yeast For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, not suitable for consumers with a mustard allergy. 170g e Not for EU Freezable

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

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

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.

Category rules

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 87% of the pastries 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 205 pastries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136255915, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.