Why is Tartes courgette tomate fêta classified as a processed food (NOVA 3) and does it contain any additives?

It is placed in NOVA 3 because it combines several manufactured ingredients such as wheat flour, pasteurised eggs, cream, feta cheese and butter; the label reports zero listed additives, so no additive codes appear, although it includes food‑technological ingredients like a microbial coagulant and lactobacillus cultures within the cheese.

How might the saturated fat and salt levels in this tart influence a heart‑healthy or hypertensive diet?

With 8.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g, the tart contributes a large share of the recommended daily saturated‑fat limit and can raise LDL cholesterol, while its 0.63 g of salt is moderate but still adds to total sodium intake; regular consumption may therefore be unsuitable for strict heart‑healthy or blood‑pressure‑controlled diets and should be balanced with low‑fat, low‑salt foods.

Is Tartes courgette tomate fêta suitable for gluten‑free, vegan, or keto diets?

No; the crust contains wheat flour (gluten), the filling includes eggs, cream, butter and feta cheese (dairy), and the product provides 18 g of carbohydrates per 100 g, making it unsuitable for gluten‑free, vegan or keto dietary patterns.

Picard • 300 g

Tartes courgette tomate fêta

Composite Foods

Product Insights

Tartes courgette tomate fêta is a 300 g frozen vegetable and cheese tart marketed by Picard, made with wheat flour, eggs, zucchini, tomato, cream and feta cheese. It belongs to the Composite foods group, carries a Nutri‑Score of D and is classified as NOVA 3, reflecting a processed product with moderate total fat (13 g) and high saturated fat (8.9 g) but low sugar (1.6 g). Although it offers a solid fiber content (2.9 g) and modest salt (0.63 g), it is low in protein (5.3 g) and contains gluten, milk and egg allergens.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

moderate

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

low

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal216 kcal

Fat13 g

Saturated Fat8.9 g

Carbohydrates18 g

Sugars1.6 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average frozen vegetable pie (per 100 g), this tart contains more fat (13 g vs 11.35 g) and markedly more saturated fat (8.9 g vs 4.89 g), but less salt (0.63 g vs 2.24 g), less sugar (1.6 g vs 4.12 g) and offers higher fiber (2.9 g vs 1.58 g) while providing fewer protein (5.3 g vs 10.76 g).

Ingredients

Farine de BLÉ* (GLUTEN), eau, OEUF entier* (liquide, pasteurisé) 12,6%, courgette* 10,9%, tomate* 10,9%, crème fraîche épaisse* 9,6% (LAIT), Feta* AOP** 8,2% (LAIT de brebis et de chèvre*, ferments lactiques (LAIT), coagulant microbien, sel), beurre* 6,5% (LAIT), échalote*, basilic*, sel, muscade*. Peut contenir des traces de: crustacés, poissons, céleri, moutarde, mollusques.

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