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No — Pad Thai Sauce is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are mainly basic culinary items (water, shallots, sugars, anchovies, rapeseed oil, salt, garlic purée, lime juice, red chillies, cornflour, concentrated tamarind). There are no industrially processed additives like artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilizers, or inverted sugar syrups. Cornflour is a basic ingredient, not an ultra-processed additive. Therefore, this is not classified as an ultra-processed food (UPF) under the NOVA system.
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No — Pad Thai Sauce by M&S Food is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are mainly basic culinary items (water, shallots, sugars, anchovies, rapeseed oil, salt, garlic purée, lime juice, red chillies, cornflour, concentrated tamarind). There are no industrially processed additives like artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilizers, or inverted sugar syrups. Cornflour is a basic ingredient, not an ultra-processed additive. Therefore, this is not classified as an ultra-processed food (UPF) under the NOVA system.
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.