Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Pieminister Mooless Moo ultra-processed?

Pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pieminister Mooless Moo

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pies

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 (wheat, calcium, niacin, iron, thiamine), jackfruit 15%, water, craft ale 10%, identity preserved palm oil, onion, carrot, cornflour, redcurrant jelly (brown sugar, water, redcurrant juice, lemon juice concentrate, gelling agent (pectin)), yeast extract (yeast extract, salt), salt, prune, Worcester sauce (water, spirit vinegar, cane molasses, tamarind paste, salt, onion, cayenne, garlic, clove), tomato puree, mushroom powder, garlic, herbs, leek, barley malt extract, wheat protein, sugar, flavouring, black pepper, rapeseed oil

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Wheat flour (wheat, calcium, niacin, iron, thiamine), jackfruit (15%), water, craft ale (10%) (contains wheat & barley), identity preserved palm oil*, onion, carrot, cornflour, redcurrant jelly (brown sugar, water, redcurrant juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, gelling agent (pectin)), yeast extract (yeast extract, salt), salt, prune, Worcester sauce (water, spirit vinegar, cane molasses, tamarind paste, salt, onion powder, cayenne powder, garlic powder, clove powder), tomato puree, mushroom powder, garlic, herbs, leek powder, barley malt extract, wheat protein, caramelised sugar powder, flavouring, black pepper, rapeseed oil.

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 101 pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 76% of the 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 101 pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060095862841, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.