Yes — Cheese Oatcakes is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
Cheese Oatcakes are classified as ultra-processed because they contain sustainable palm fruit oil, a highly processed and refined oil identified as a UPF ingredient. The other ingredients—wholegrain oats, cheese, sea salt, and sodium bicarbonate—do not independently make the product ultra-processed.
Other crisps, snacks & nuts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Cheese Thins
Rivercote
Not UPF
Chilli Rice Crackers
By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Prawn Crackers
Lidl
Not UPF
Scottish All Butter Shortbread Rounds
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Black Pepper Twists
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Oaten biscuits
Duchy Organic, Duchy Originals from Waitrose, Waitrose
Not UPF
Grissini brezel
Lidl
Not UPF
Shortbread fingers
Belmont Biscuits
Not UPF
All Butter Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Yes — Cheese Oatcakes by nairn's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Cheese Oatcakes are classified as ultra-processed because they contain sustainable palm fruit oil, a highly processed and refined oil identified as a UPF ingredient. The other ingredients—wholegrain oats, cheese, sea salt, and sodium bicarbonate—do not independently make the product ultra-processed.
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.