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Is Higgidy Mediterranean ultra-processed?

Quiches Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higgidy Mediterranean

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Peppers 15% (Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mature Cheddar Cheese, cry Carrot 10%, Free Range Whole Egg, SunBlushⓇ Pepper Tapenade (SunBlush® Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Olive Oil, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Sugar), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Feta Cheese, Sweet Potato 3.5%, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Butternut Squash, Skimmed Milk, Butter, Double Cream, Basil, Cornflour, Wheat Flour, Garlic Purée, Poppy Seeds, Tomato, Salt, Cayenne Pepper, Mustard

As written on the pack

Water, Peppers (15%) (Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), cry Carrot (10%), Free Range Whole Egg, SunBlushⓇ Pepper Tapenade (SunBlush® Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Olive Oil, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Sugar), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), Feta Cheese (Milk) (4%), Sweet Potato (3.5%), Spelt Flour (Wheat), Butternut Squash Purée, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter (Milk), Double Cream (Milk), Basil, Cornflour, Wheat Flour, Garlic Purée, Poppy Seeds, Tomato Powder, Salt, Cayenne Pepper, Mustard Powder

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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 43 quiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 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.

All 43 quiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136254833, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.