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Yes — Light Hot Chocolate Drink is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The ingredient list is present and valid. It contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including dried glucose syrup (a pre-identified UPF ingredient; refined, industrially produced sugar syrup), flavourings, anticaking agent (silicon dioxide), thickeners (carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum), sweetener (sucralose), and stabiliser (sodium phosphates). These industrial formulations and additives are characteristic of ultra-processed foods.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
Fruit rolls
Bear, Bear Nibbles
Not UPF
Rawbite The Organic Fruit & Nut Bite Cacao
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Not UPF
Chilli Jam
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Not UPF
Strawberry Jam
Lidl Simply
Not UPF
Dżem Porzeczka
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Not UPF
Blackberry Fruit Bar
Zombie
Not UPF
Yes — Light Hot Chocolate Drink by Dairyfine is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The ingredient list is present and valid. It contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including dried glucose syrup (a pre-identified UPF ingredient; refined, industrially produced sugar syrup), flavourings, anticaking agent (silicon dioxide), thickeners (carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum), sweetener (sucralose), and stabiliser (sodium phosphates). These industrial formulations and additives are characteristic of ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Light Hot Chocolate Drink as an ultra-processed marker: dried glucose syrup. 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.