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No — Hash Browns is not ultra-processed.
A simple potato-based choice with no clear ultra-processing markers.
Hash Browns are not ultra-processed because they consist of potatoes, onions, sunflower oil, potato starch, salt, black pepper, and potato flakes. These are basic culinary ingredients and minimally processed potato products, with no industrial additives, artificial or natural flavourings, emulsifiers, stabilizers, refined industrial syrups, or other NOVA ultra-processing markers. The allergy and packaging information does not affect the classification.
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No — Hash Browns by Marks & Spencers is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Hash Browns are not ultra-processed because they consist of potatoes, onions, sunflower oil, potato starch, salt, black pepper, and potato flakes. These are basic culinary ingredients and minimally processed potato products, with no industrial additives, artificial or natural flavourings, emulsifiers, stabilizers, refined industrial syrups, or other NOVA ultra-processing markers. The allergy and packaging information does not affect the classification.
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.