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Yes — Lemon juice is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because it contains an industrial preservative (potassium metabisulphite) and uses juice from concentrate rather than fresh juice.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other cooking & baking Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Pure Vegetable Oil
Tesco
Not UPF
Borderfields English Pressed Rapeseed Oil
Borderfields
Not UPF
Mellow Yellow Rapeseed oil
Farrington Oil
Not UPF
Organic extra virgin coconut oil
The groovyfood company, Ecover
Not UPF
Bournville Cocoa
Cadbury
Not UPF
Vegetable oil
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
100% pure coconut oil
Ktc
Not UPF
Organic Virgin Cold Pressed Coconut Oil
By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Date Syrup
The Groovy Food Company
Not UPF
Lemon juice from concentrate
Asda
Not UPF
Yes — Lemon juice by Aldi is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because it contains an industrial preservative (potassium metabisulphite) and uses juice from concentrate rather than fresh juice.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Lemon juice as an ultra-processed marker: lemon oil. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Lemon pressed juice by Biona Organic. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.
