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Is Pirkka Parhaat Quiche Lorraine ultra-processed?

400g e Frozen pizzas and pies Sold in Sweden

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed frozen pizzas and 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

VETEmjöl, vatten, bacon 15.7% (svinkött, salt, salt, naturliga aromer, antioxidationsmedel (e300)), ÄGG från frigående höns, crème fraîche, emmentalerOST 7.5%, smör 4.9%, mozzarellaOST 2.8%, majsstärkelse, salt, avaktiverad jäst, salt, kryddor (muskotnöt, vitpeppar, gurkmeja), och senapsfrön

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

VETEmjöl, vatten, bacon (15,7 %, EU och icke-EU) [svinkött, salt, rökt salt, naturliga aromer, antioxidationsmedel (E300)], ÄGG från frigående höns, crème fraîche (MJÖLK), emmentalerOST (7,5 %, EU), SMÖR (4,9 %, EU och icke-EU), mozzarellaOST (2,8 %, EU), majsstärkelse, salt, avaktiverad jäst, rökt salt, kryddor (muskotnöt, vitpeppar, gurkmeja). Kan innehålla spår av fisk, skaldjur, blötdjur, selleri och senapsfrön.

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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 233 frozen pizzas and pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 85% of the frozen pizzas and 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 233 frozen pizzas and pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6410405339454, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.