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No — Sardines in tomato sauce is not ultra-processed.
Ingredients are sardines, tomato concentrate, sunflower oil, salt, and water. These are basic, minimally processed culinary ingredients with no industrial additives, refined syrups, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers, or other markers of ultra-processing according to NOVA.
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No — Sardines in tomato sauce is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Ingredients are sardines, tomato concentrate, sunflower oil, salt, and water. These are basic, minimally processed culinary ingredients with no industrial additives, refined syrups, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers, or other markers of ultra-processing according to 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.