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No — Beef Stroganoff is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are primarily whole foods and basic culinary ingredients: beef, mushrooms, cream, vegetables, spices, basic vegetable oil, sugar, and traditional sweeteners (demerara sugar, black treacle). Additives present (sodium bicarbonate as an acidity regulator, yeast extract, tomato purée, vinegar, starches like potato starch and cornflour) are basic or traditional processing aids and not the type of industrial formulations/additives (emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, industrial syrups, maltodextrin, flavorings, etc.) that define ultra-processed foods in this context. No artificial flavoring, refined industrial sweeteners, or complex stabilizer/emulsifier systems are listed.
No — Beef Stroganoff is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are primarily whole foods and basic culinary ingredients: beef, mushrooms, cream, vegetables, spices, basic vegetable oil, sugar, and traditional sweeteners (demerara sugar, black treacle). Additives present (sodium bicarbonate as an acidity regulator, yeast extract, tomato purée, vinegar, starches like potato starch and cornflour) are basic or traditional processing aids and not the type of industrial formulations/additives (emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, industrial syrups, maltodextrin, flavorings, etc.) that define ultra-processed foods in this context. No artificial flavoring, refined industrial sweeteners, or complex stabilizer/emulsifier systems are listed.
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.