Yes — Deluxe Extra Large Beer Battered Haddock Fillets By LIDL is ultra-processed.
This product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives including modified tapioca starch, raising agents (diphosphates), yeast extract, and dextrose, which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA classification.
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Yes — Deluxe Extra Large Beer Battered Haddock Fillets By LIDL by Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives including modified tapioca starch, raising agents (diphosphates), yeast extract, and dextrose, which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA classification.
Nomi flags 4 ingredients in Deluxe Extra Large Beer Battered Haddock Fillets By LIDL as ultra-processed markers: modified tapioca starch, diphosphate salts used as leavening agents, yeast extract, dextrose. 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.