No — Tesco Finest White Stonebaked Boule is not ultra-processed.
A good everyday choice made with relatively simple bread ingredients.
This is a traditionally made bread containing wheat flour, water, sourdough culture, maize starch, semolina, calcium carbonate, and ascorbic acid. The fortified flour and added vitamins and minerals are basic fortification ingredients, while calcium carbonate and ascorbic acid are basic food additives. No industrial sweeteners, refined or hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, artificial or natural flavourings, or other NOVA ultra-processing markers are present. Therefore, it is not classified as ultra-processed.
No — Tesco Finest White Stonebaked Boule by Tesco is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This is a traditionally made bread containing wheat flour, water, sourdough culture, maize starch, semolina, calcium carbonate, and ascorbic acid. The fortified flour and added vitamins and minerals are basic fortification ingredients, while calcium carbonate and ascorbic acid are basic food additives. No industrial sweeteners, refined or hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, artificial or natural flavourings, or other NOVA ultra-processing markers are present. Therefore, it is not classified as 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.