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No — Shortbread is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are basic culinary components: wheat flour (with mineral/vitamin fortification), butter, sugar, cornflour, rice flour, salt, and thiamin. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial sweeteners, industrial syrups, flavorings, or refined specialty oils like palm fruit oil. According to the given NOVA-based rules, this would not be classified as an ultra-processed food.
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No — Shortbread by M&S is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are basic culinary components: wheat flour (with mineral/vitamin fortification), butter, sugar, cornflour, rice flour, salt, and thiamin. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial sweeteners, industrial syrups, flavorings, or refined specialty oils like palm fruit oil. According to the given NOVA-based rules, this would not be classified as an ultra-processed food.
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.