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Yes — Salad Cream is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains preservative E202 (potassium sorbate), an industrial additive used to extend shelf life. The presence of this preservative is sufficient to classify the product as an ultra-processed food under the NOVA system, even though other ingredients like water, rapeseed oil, sugar, vinegar, egg yolk, cornflour, salt, mustard, and turmeric are minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients.
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Yes — Salad Cream by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains preservative E202 (potassium sorbate), an industrial additive used to extend shelf life. The presence of this preservative is sufficient to classify the product as an ultra-processed food under the NOVA system, even though other ingredients like water, rapeseed oil, sugar, vinegar, egg yolk, cornflour, salt, mustard, and turmeric are minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients.
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.