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Yes — Plant based no meat balls is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar), unspecified flavouring/natural flavourings (industrial flavourings), and the thickener methyl cellulose. These are characteristic UPF components under the NOVA system.
Other meat alternatives Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Tempeh
The Tofoo Company
Not UPF
Räuchertofu Mandel-Sesam
taifun
Not UPF
Filets de tofu à la japonaise
Taifun
Not UPF
Organic Super Firm Tofu
Plant Menu
Not UPF
Tofu à l'Ail des Ours
Taifun
Not UPF
Mince
Quorn
Not UPF
Butternut squash, tomato & basil Falafel
Aldi
Not UPF
Super Firm Tofu
Sainsbury's, So Organic
Not UPF
Tofu fumesse
Taifun
Not UPF
Tofu smoked
Vemondo
Not UPF
Yes — Plant based no meat balls by Vemondo (Lidl), Bio Sonne Norma is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar), unspecified flavouring/natural flavourings (industrial flavourings), and the thickener methyl cellulose. These are characteristic UPF components under the NOVA system.
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.