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Yes — Breaded Chicken Nuggets is ultra-processed.
Classified as UPF because the ingredient list includes industrially processed additives/ingredients: wheat starch, wheat protein, wheat gluten (isolated protein/starch fractions), yeast extract (a flavor enhancer), and herb extract/spice extract (industrial extracts). Under NOVA, the presence of such isolated/extracted additives and flavor enhancers makes the product ultra-processed.
Other meat & poultry Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Garlic and herbs chicken kievs
Birchwood Farm
Not UPF
Lamb Moussaka
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Slow cooked beef brisket
Waitrose
Not UPF
Breaded 16 chicken goujons
By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Iceland Chicken Breads Mini Fillets
Iceland
Not UPF
4 Aberdeen Angus Quarter Pounders
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Yes — Breaded Chicken Nuggets by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as UPF because the ingredient list includes industrially processed additives/ingredients: wheat starch, wheat protein, wheat gluten (isolated protein/starch fractions), yeast extract (a flavor enhancer), and herb extract/spice extract (industrial extracts). Under NOVA, the presence of such isolated/extracted additives and flavor enhancers makes the product ultra-processed.
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.