Is Higgidy Spinach, Feta & Toasted Pine Nut Pie ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 33 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Spinach 14%, Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Feta Cheese (processing marker), Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sustainable Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Free Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers 4.5%, Spelt Flour (Wheat), Skimmed Milk, Butter (processing marker), Cornflour, Double Cream, Pine Nuts, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Salt (processing marker), Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Mustard Powder
As written on the pack
Water, Spinach (14%), Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Wheat Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Feta Cheese (Milk) (10%), Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm Oil*, Rapeseed Oil), Free Range Whole Egg, Red Peppers (4.5%), Spelt Flour (Wheat), Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter (Milk), Cornflour, Double Cream (Milk), Pine Nuts, Brown Linseeds, Golden Linseeds, Poppy Seeds, Salt, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, 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.
- 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.
Among 47 salted pies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 70% of the salted pies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136250064, last edited 26 July 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.