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Is Higgidy Sunblush tomato & cheddar mini muffins ultra-processed?

Muffins Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Higgidy Sunblush tomato & cheddar mini muffins

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed muffins

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

Free-Range Whole Egg, Mature Cheddar Cheese 15%, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Carrot, Ricotta Cheese 8%, Tomato (Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), SunBlush Tomatade 6% (SunBlush Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), Water, Red Leicester Cheese (Milk, Colour (Beta Carotene)), Butternut Squash, Medium Fat Soft Cheese, Whole Milk, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Rapeseed Oil, Skimmed Milk Powder, Butter, Salt, Cream, Mustard, not suitable for consumers with a fish allergy

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Free-Range Whole Egg, Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) 15%, Wheat Flour ( Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Carrot, Ricotta Cheese (Milk) 8%, Marinated Tomato (Tomatoes, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), SunBlush Tomatade 6% (SunBlush Tomatoes. Tomato Concentrate, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), Water, Red Leicester Cheese (Milk, Colour: Beta Carotene), Butternut Squash Purée, Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Whole Milk, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Rapeseed Oil, Skimmed Milk Powder, Butter (Milk), Salt, Cream (Milk), Mustard Powder, not suitable for consumers with a fish allergy 0%

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
7 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.

  • 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 49 muffins

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 90% of the muffins 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 49 muffins, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060136254611, 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.