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No — Taste the difference giant couscous & feta salad is not ultra-processed.
This salad contains cooked couscous (water, durum wheat semolina, rapeseed oil), chickpeas, feta cheese, vegetables, herbs, spices, vinegars, lemon juice, sugar, mustard, and pectin as a stabilizer. These are minimally processed or culinary ingredients; pectin is a common gelling agent but here appears in a simple salad context without other industrial additives, so the overall product does not meet the criteria for ultra-processing under the given rules.
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No — Taste the difference giant couscous & feta salad by Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This salad contains cooked couscous (water, durum wheat semolina, rapeseed oil), chickpeas, feta cheese, vegetables, herbs, spices, vinegars, lemon juice, sugar, mustard, and pectin as a stabilizer. These are minimally processed or culinary ingredients; pectin is a common gelling agent but here appears in a simple salad context without other industrial additives, so the overall product does not meet the criteria for ultra-processing under the given rules.
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.