Yes — Vegetable Potato Snack is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid and detailed. The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains maltodextrin, which is an industrially produced refined carbohydrate used as a texturizer and bulking agent. Presence of maltodextrin is sufficient to classify this product as UPF according to NOVA. Other ingredients are mostly whole or basic culinary ingredients.
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Yes — Vegetable Potato Snack is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid and detailed. The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains maltodextrin, which is an industrially produced refined carbohydrate used as a texturizer and bulking agent. Presence of maltodextrin is sufficient to classify this product as UPF according to NOVA. Other ingredients are mostly whole or basic culinary ingredients.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Vegetable Potato Snack as ultra-processed markers: maltodextrin, lemon extract. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.