Yes — Marmite & Cheese Oatcaķes is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include sustainable palm fruit oil (a highly refined industrial oil), natural flavouring, and oligofructose (an extracted dietary fiber). These are industrially processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA criteria.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other crackers & crispbreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Knusperbrot
Vemondo
Not UPF
Salted Crackers
Aldi
Not UPF
Rough Oatcakes
Waitrose
Not UPF
Organic Garden Crisp Veggie cracker
innofoods organic/biologique, Inno Foods
Not UPF
Knusperbrot Dunkel
Schär
Not UPF
Cheese twists
Marks & Spencer,มาร์คแอนด์สเปนเซอร์
Not UPF
Italian torinesi breadsticks
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Slightly Salted Rice Cakes
Asda
Not UPF
Oatcakes
North Staffs
Not UPF
Seeded Oatcakes
Waitrose
Not UPF
Yes — Marmite & Cheese Oatcaķes by Nairn's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include sustainable palm fruit oil (a highly refined industrial oil), natural flavouring, and oligofructose (an extracted dietary fiber). These are industrially processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA criteria.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Marmite & Cheese Oatcaķes as ultra-processed markers: palm fruit oil, dietary fibre (oligofructose). See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Rough Oatcakes by Waitrose, Oatcakes by Asda, Seeded Oatcakes by Marks & Spencer. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.