Yes — Rice cakes with yogurt flavoured coating is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: emulsifiers (lecithins), flavouring, refined palm oils (palm kernel fat, palm oil), and isolated lactose and whey powders. These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and fit NOVA’s definition of ultra-processed foods.
Other biscuits & cookies Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Chocolate Gingers
Island Bakery
Not UPF
Galettes au beurre
Jules Destrooper
Not UPF
Crisp & aromatic all butter Kalamata olive twists
Waitrose
Not UPF
Pure butter shortbread
Walkers
Not UPF
Shortbread All Butter Fingers
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Shortbread fingers
Belmont Biscuits
Not UPF
All Butter Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Asda
Not UPF
Almond Cantucci
Crosta & Mollica
Not UPF
Oat Shortbread
walkers
Not UPF
Yes — Rice cakes with yogurt flavoured coating by Harvest Morn is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: emulsifiers (lecithins), flavouring, refined palm oils (palm kernel fat, palm oil), and isolated lactose and whey powders. These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and fit NOVA’s definition of ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Rice cakes with yogurt flavoured coating as an ultra-processed marker: flavouring. 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.