Yes — Barbecue Chicken Pizza is ultra-processed.
A convenient treat, but not ideal for everyday eating.
This is a barbecue chicken pizza. It is classified as ultra-processed because it contains industrially processed ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup and maltodextrin, which are refined sugar formulations; flavourings and spice extracts; malted barley extract; and a ready-to-eat processed cajun-style chicken component with a formulated glaze. These ingredients indicate an industrial formulation beyond simple culinary processing. The fortified wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, citric acid, and ordinary herbs and spices do not independently make the product ultra-processed.
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Yes — Barbecue Chicken Pizza by Co Op is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This is a barbecue chicken pizza. It is classified as ultra-processed because it contains industrially processed ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup and maltodextrin, which are refined sugar formulations; flavourings and spice extracts; malted barley extract; and a ready-to-eat processed cajun-style chicken component with a formulated glaze. These ingredients indicate an industrial formulation beyond simple culinary processing. The fortified wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sugar, salt, citric acid, and ordinary herbs and spices do not independently make the product 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.