Is Linda McCartney Deep Country Pies 2pk ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rehydrated textured soya protein 11%, onion 10%, palm oil, rapeseed oil, cornflour, salt (processing marker), red wine, yeast extract, tomato purée, malted barley extract, garlic purée, wheat flour, potato flake, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), thyme, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
water, fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rehydrated textured soya protein (11%), onion (10%), palm oil, rapeseed oil, cornflour, salt, red wine, yeast extract, tomato purée, malted barley extract, garlic purée, wheat flour, potato flake, maltodextrin, thyme, sugar, sunflower oil, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
Among 47 salted pies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 70% of the salted pies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060045388384, 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.