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Yes — Sundried Tomato pasta sauce is ultra-processed.
Ultra-processed because it contains an industrially modified thickener.
This product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains the pre-identified UPF ingredient tomato sauce with onions and sun-dried tomatoes, which includes modified maize starch. Modified maize starch is an industrially modified thickener. The product also contains that pre-identified tomato-sauce formulation as a contributing factor. Rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, herbs, garlic, citric acid, and pepper are not individually sufficient to make it UPF, but the industrially modified starch and formulated tomato sauce are sufficient.
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Yes — Sundried Tomato pasta sauce by Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains the pre-identified UPF ingredient tomato sauce with onions and sun-dried tomatoes, which includes modified maize starch. Modified maize starch is an industrially modified thickener. The product also contains that pre-identified tomato-sauce formulation as a contributing factor. Rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, herbs, garlic, citric acid, and pepper are not individually sufficient to make it UPF, but the industrially modified starch and formulated tomato sauce are sufficient.
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.