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Yes — Scotch Broth Soup is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: modified cornflour (a chemically treated starch used as a thickener/stabilizer) and flavouring (an industrial flavor formulation). These ingredients place the product in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category, even though it also contains several basic, minimally processed ingredients.
Other cupboard staples Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Lentil Dhal Soup
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Moroccan Spiced Chicken & Chickpea Soup
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference
Not UPF
Spiced Butternut soup
New Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Moroccan vegetable tagine soup
Yorkshire provender
Not UPF
Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup
M&S
Not UPF
Hearty Cream of Vegetable
Yeo Valley
Not UPF
chunky country vegetable soup
M&S
Not UPF
Silky Tomato & Red Pepper with Wensleydale
Yorkshire Provender
Not UPF
Organic baked beans
Not UPF
Chunky Mexican-style Chilli & Bean Soup
Marks & Spencer, M&S
Not UPF
Yes — Scotch Broth Soup by Heinz is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: modified cornflour (a chemically treated starch used as a thickener/stabilizer) and flavouring (an industrial flavor formulation). These ingredients place the product in the ultra-processed (NOVA 4) category, even though it also contains several basic, minimally processed ingredients.
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.