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Yes — Chunky oven chips is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid. This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains dextrose, an industrially refined sugar that is explicitly considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA-style criteria. Other ingredients like potato, rapeseed oil, wheat flour, cornflour, rice flour, and salt are basic or minimally processed, but the presence of dextrose is sufficient to classify the overall product as UPF.
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Yes — Chunky oven chips by Aldi is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid. This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains dextrose, an industrially refined sugar that is explicitly considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA-style criteria. Other ingredients like potato, rapeseed oil, wheat flour, cornflour, rice flour, and salt are basic or minimally processed, but the presence of dextrose is sufficient to classify the overall product as UPF.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Chunky oven chips as an ultra-processed marker: dextrose. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Naked oven chips by McCain, Crinkle Cut Oven Chips by Harvest basket, Straight cut oven chips by Waitrose. 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.