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No — Sugar is not ultra-processed.
Single-ingredient product containing only sugar, which is considered a basic culinary ingredient and not ultra-processed under the given rules.
Other cooking & baking products Nomi has analysed ingredient by ingredient.
Peanut Butter
Manilife
Not UPF
Noir intense dessert 70%
Lindt
UPF
Extra dark chocolate created for bakers
Dr. Oetker
UPF
Billington's natural unrefined caster sugar
Not UPF
Lait dessert
Fin Carré
UPF
Dr Oetker Chocolate chunks extra dark
Dr. Oetker
UPF
Dark Chocolate Chips
Tesco
UPF
Canadian Dark Maple Syrup
Waitrose No.1
Not UPF
Dark chocolate created for bakers 54%
Dr. Oetker
UPF
Cook's Dark Chocolate Chips
Sainsbury's,by sainsbury's
UPF
No — Sugar by Sainsbury's is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Single-ingredient product containing only sugar, which is considered a basic culinary ingredient and not ultra-processed 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.