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Is Higgidy Spinach,Feta & Roasted Pepper Quiche 400G ultra-processed?

400 g Quiches with vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Higgidy Spinach,Feta & Roasted Pepper Quiche 400G

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Onions, Spinach 12%, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Free-Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers 6%, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Medium Fat Soft Cheese, Feta Cheese, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Skimmed Milk, Cannellini Beans, Rapeseed Oil, Whipping Cream, Butternut Squash, Cornflour, Butter, Golden Linseeds, Brown Linseeds, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Onions, Spinach (12%), Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (9%), Free-Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers (6%), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Feta Cheese (Milk) (3.5%), Wholemeal Spelt Flour (Wheat), Dried Skimmed Milk, Cannellini Beans, Rapeseed Oil, Whipping Cream (Milk), Butternut Squash Purée, Cornflour, Butter (Milk), Golden Linseeds, Brown Linseeds, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika

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.
  • 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 9 quiches with vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 22% of the quiches with vegetables 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 9 quiches with vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136250194, last edited 14 September 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.