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Yes — Scottish black pepper oatcakes is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains palm oil, which is a highly refined industrial oil considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA. Other ingredients such as wholegrain oats, sunflower oil, sea salt, black pepper, and the basic raising agent sodium carbonates are not UPF on their own, but the presence of palm oil is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other crackers & crispbreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Slightly Salted Rice Cakes
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Not UPF
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North Staffs
Not UPF
Seeded Oatcakes
Waitrose
Not UPF
Prawn Crackers
Sharwood's
Not UPF
Seeded Oatcakes
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Charcoal & Rye Sourdough Crispbread
Peter's Yard
Not UPF
Original Multi-grain baked crackers
Milton's
Not UPF
FINN CRISP ORIGINAL
Finn Crisp
Not UPF
Rye sourdough flatbread - M&S Food
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
crispbread
Schär
Not UPF
Yes — Scottish black pepper oatcakes by Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains palm oil, which is a highly refined industrial oil considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA. Other ingredients such as wholegrain oats, sunflower oil, sea salt, black pepper, and the basic raising agent sodium carbonates are not UPF on their own, but the presence of palm oil is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Scottish black pepper oatcakes as an ultra-processed marker: palm oil. 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.
