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Yes — 2 Kiln-Smoked Basa Fillets is ultra-processed.
A mostly simple smoked fish product, but its colouring makes it UPF.
This is a smoked fish product made primarily from basa, salt, and paprika. However, it contains curcumin as a colouring agent. Curcumin colour is a pre-identified ultra-processed ingredient under the specified criteria, so the product is classified as UPF.
Other fish & seafood Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Mackerel Fillets in Olive Oil
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Mackerel in spring water
Tesco
Not UPF
2 Boneless Salmon Fillets
Tesco
Not UPF
Breaded chunky cod loins
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Tuna Chunks
Stockwell & Co.
Not UPF
Gluten free 12 fish fingers
Birds Eye
Not UPF
Tuna chunks
John West
Not UPF
Mackerel in spicy tomato sauce
TESCO
Not UPF
Smoked Salmon
Tesco
Not UPF
Olive Oil
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Yes — 2 Kiln-Smoked Basa Fillets by LIGHTHOUSE BAY is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This is a smoked fish product made primarily from basa, salt, and paprika. However, it contains curcumin as a colouring agent. Curcumin colour is a pre-identified ultra-processed ingredient under the specified criteria, so the product is classified as UPF.
Nomi flags one ingredient in 2 Kiln-Smoked Basa Fillets as an ultra-processed marker: curcumin. 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.