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Yes — Stir in pasta sauce with tomato and bacon is ultra-processed.
The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients according to NOVA, including modified maize starch (a pre-identified UPF ingredient), dextrose (refined sugar), stabilisers (triphosphates, polyphosphates), antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservative (sodium nitrite), yeast extract (a flavour enhancer), and flavouring/smoke flavouring. These industrial additives and processed ingredients classify the sauce as ultra-processed.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Classic Houmous
M&S
Not UPF
Crushed Chillies
Tesco
Not UPF
Italian Organic Chopped Tomatoes
sainsbury's SO organic,Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Apple & cider brandy chutney
Tracklements
Not UPF
Houmous
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
WHITE MISO
Miso Tasty Ltd
Not UPF
Aivar
pelagonia
Not UPF
Mango Chutney
Sainsbury's,taste the difference
Not UPF
miso tasty red miso rich soybean paste
Miso Tasty
Not UPF
Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Oil
Not UPF
Yes — Stir in pasta sauce with tomato and bacon by Aldi is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients according to NOVA, including modified maize starch (a pre-identified UPF ingredient), dextrose (refined sugar), stabilisers (triphosphates, polyphosphates), antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservative (sodium nitrite), yeast extract (a flavour enhancer), and flavouring/smoke flavouring. These industrial additives and processed ingredients classify the sauce as ultra-processed.
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.