No — Mixed Root Vegetables hand cooked crisps is not ultra-processed.
Great choice! Made with simple ingredients, though still a fried snack.
This product is not ultra-processed. It contains root vegetables, sunflower oil, and sea salt—simple culinary ingredients without industrial formulations or UPF additives such as flavourings, emulsifiers, refined syrups, or flavour enhancers. Hand-cooking and frying make it processed, but not ultra-processed under NOVA.
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No — Mixed Root Vegetables hand cooked crisps by Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is not ultra-processed. It contains root vegetables, sunflower oil, and sea salt—simple culinary ingredients without industrial formulations or UPF additives such as flavourings, emulsifiers, refined syrups, or flavour enhancers. Hand-cooking and frying make it processed, but not ultra-processed 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.