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Is Pukka Vegan Minced Steak & Onion Pie ultra-processed?

210 g Pies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pukka Vegan Minced Steak & Onion Pie

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Water, Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicain, Thiamine), Margarine (contains (Palm, Rapeseed Fats, Oils), Water, Salt), Soya Protein 10% (contains (Water), Textured Soya Protein, Sunflower Oil, Flavourings, Colour (Plain Caramel), Salt), Onion 10%, Modified Maize Starch, Yeast Extract, Rapeseed Oil, Kibbled Onion, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Onion, Black Pepper, Wheat Protein

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Water, Wheat Flour (contains: Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicain, Thiamine), Margarine (contains: Palm & Rapeseed Fats & Oils, Water, Salt), Minced Soya Protein (10%) (contains: Water, Textured Soya Protein, Sunflower Oil, Flavourings, Colour: Plain Caramel, Salt), Onion (10%), Modified Maize Starch, Yeast Extract, Rapeseed Oil, Kibbled Onion, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Wheat Protein.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 101 pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 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 5030756005986, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.