Is Higgidy Spinach, red pepper & basil mini muffins ultra-processed?

160g Salted pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E450 Diphosphates

34 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed salted pies

Chicken, Leek & Smoked Bacon Pie Mark & Spencer 33 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3
Roasted Sweet Potato, Spinach & Feta Pie Higgidy 30 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Steak Pie M&S Food 31 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3
Spinach, Feta & Toasted Pine Nut Pie Higgidy 33 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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 (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Oat Drink (Water, Oats, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt (processing marker)), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Red Pepper 14%, SunBlush Pepper Tapenade (SunBlush® Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Olive Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Sugar (processing marker)), Spinach 10%, Butternut Squash, Basil, Pine Nuts 2%, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), Water, Vegetable Stock, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Oat Drink (Water, Oats, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt), Sautéed Onion (Onions, Rapeseed Oil), Red Pepper 14%, SunBlush Pepper Tapenade (SunBlush® Peppers, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Olive Oil, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Sugar), Spinach 10%, Butternut Squash Purée, Basil, Pine Nuts 2%, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Water, Vegetable Stock, Rapeseed Oil, Smoked Sea Salt.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

4 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 salted pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 70% of the salted 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 47 salted pies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136255236, 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.