Yes — Golden Vegetable rice is ultra-processed.
Product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including yeast extract (explicitly pre-identified UPF ingredient), maltodextrin (industrial refined sugar), unspecified flavouring, turmeric extract (isolated extract used as additive), and stabiliser guar gum (industrial stabiliser). Therefore classified as UPF under NOVA.
Other pasta, rice & noodles Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Basmati micro rice
Asda
Not UPF
Green Pea fusili
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Medium Egg Noodles
Waitrose
Not UPF
Udon Noodles
Vitasia, Lidl
Not UPF
Macaroni
Combi o, Combino, Lidl, Combio Maccar
Not UPF
Microwave Basmati Rice
The Grower's Harvest
Not UPF
Noodles
Bare naked foods, BareNaked Foods
Not UPF
Penne
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
wholegrain rice
Asda
Not UPF
Wholewheat Lasagne Sheets
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
Yes — Golden Vegetable rice by Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including yeast extract (explicitly pre-identified UPF ingredient), maltodextrin (industrial refined sugar), unspecified flavouring, turmeric extract (isolated extract used as additive), and stabiliser guar gum (industrial stabiliser). Therefore classified as UPF under NOVA.
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.