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Yes — chicken stock is ultra-processed.
Not ideal for everyday use due to industrially processed extracts.
Chicken stock is classified as ultra-processed because it contains chicken extract and yeast extract, both pre-identified ultra-processed ingredients. These are industrially processed extracts used to formulate and enhance the product, so they determine the classification. The remaining ingredients—chicken fat, water, salt, chicory fibre, cornflour, and sugar—do not change this conclusion.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Caribbean Sweet Potsto soup
Tide Ford Organics
Not UPF
Vegetable soup
New Covent Garden
Not UPF
Covent garden soup
Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Mushroom Soup
New Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Tomato & Basil
New Covent Garden Soup Co.
Not UPF
Chicken and Lentil with Butternut Squash
Yorkshire Provender
Not UPF
Tesco Three Bean Chilli Soup
Tesco
Not UPF
Lentil Dhal Soup
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Moroccan Spiced Chicken & Chickpea Soup
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference
Not UPF
Spiced Butternut soup
New Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Yes — chicken stock by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Chicken stock is classified as ultra-processed because it contains chicken extract and yeast extract, both pre-identified ultra-processed ingredients. These are industrially processed extracts used to formulate and enhance the product, so they determine the classification. The remaining ingredients—chicken fat, water, salt, chicory fibre, cornflour, and sugar—do not change this conclusion.
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.