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No — Macaroni is not ultra-processed.
The ingredient list contains only durum wheat semolina, which is a single basic culinary ingredient with no additives, industrial sweeteners, or processing aids associated with ultra-processed foods under NOVA.
Other pasta, rice & noodles products Nomi has analysed ingredient by ingredient.
Medium noodles
Asia Specialties
UPF
Good Grains Spanish Style Grains
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UPF
Medium Egg Noodles imp
Sharwood's,Premier Foods
Not UPF
Medium Egg Noodles
Taste Of,Lidl
Not UPF
Wholegrain Rice
Tesco
Not UPF
Medium Egg Noodles imp
Blue Dragon
Not UPF
Wholegrain Basmati Rice
Tilda
UPF
Sainsburys Basmati Rice
Sainsbury's,Sainsburys
Not UPF
straight to wok medium noodles
Amoy
UPF
Chickpea Fusilli
The Foodie Market
Not UPF
No — Macaroni by By Sainsbury's,Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list contains only durum wheat semolina, which is a single basic culinary ingredient with no additives, industrial sweeteners, or processing aids associated with ultra-processed foods under NOVA.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.