No — Semi Skimmed Milk is not ultra-processed.
The only ingredient is pasteurised homogenised semi skimmed cow's milk, a basic minimally processed food with no additives or industrial formulations, so it is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF) under NOVA.
Other dairy, eggs & yoghurt products Nomi has analysed ingredient by ingredient.
Kefir drink mango
Biotiful
UPF
Kefir cultured milk drink
bio tiful dairy
Not UPF
KEFIR YOGURT Strawberry
Graham's The Family Dairy
UPF
Protein Chocolate Flavoured Shake
Arla
UPF
Semi-Skimmed Milk
Coop
Not UPF
Actimel Strawberry
Danone
UPF
Biotiful Dairy Organic Kefir
Biotiful Dairy, Costellore, Waitrose
Not UPF
Kefir - Natural
The Collective
Not UPF
Honey & ginger kefir
biotiful
UPF
Bluebery immune system
Actimel,Danone
UPF
No — Semi Skimmed Milk by Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The only ingredient is pasteurised homogenised semi skimmed cow's milk, a basic minimally processed food with no additives or industrial formulations, so it is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF) 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.