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Is Pieminster Moo & Blue ultra-processed?

270 g Meat pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pieminster Moo & Blue

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed meat 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

British beef 25%, wheat flour (wheat, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamine), water, onion, stilton cheese 8%, identity preserved palm oil, carrot, red wine, cornflour, tomato puree, salt, polenta, yeast extract, Worcester sauce (water, spirit vinegar, cane molasses, tamarind paste, salt, onion, cayenne, garlic, clove), garlic, sugar, Dijon mustard (water, mustard seeds, spirit vinegar, salt), herbs, barley malt extract, leek, wheat protein, green peppercorn, mushroom, caramelised sugar, black pepper, flavouring, butter, rapeseed oil, Learn more about our certified sustainable, identity preserved palm oil, sourced from one of the world's most sustainable deforestation-free producers, and our Pies, Planet, People sustainability goals at pieminister.co.uk, sustainability

As written on the pack

British beef (25%), wheat flour (wheat, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamine), water, onion, stilton cheese (8%), identity preserved palm oil*, carrot, red wine, cornflour, tomato puree, salt, polenta, yeast extract, Worcester sauce (water, spirit vinegar, cane molasses, tamarind paste, salt, onion powder, cayenne, garlic, clove), garlic, sugar, Dijon mustard (water, mustard seeds, spirit vinegar, salt), herbs, barley malt extract, leek, wheat protein, green peppercorn, mushroom, caramelised sugar, black pepper, flavouring, butter, rapeseed oil. For allergens including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also may contain traces of soya and sesame seeds. *Learn more about our certified sustainable, identity preserved palm oil, sourced from one of the world's most sustainable deforestation-free producers, and our Pies, Planet, People sustainability goals at pieminister.co.uk/sustainability

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 meat pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 71% of the meat 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 38 meat pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060095860359, 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.