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Yes — Sablés Anglais L'Original is ultra-processed.
This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial ingredients and additives beyond basic culinary components. Specifically: palm oil (huile de palme) is a highly refined industrial oil; inverted sugar syrup (sirop de sucre inverti) is an industrially processed sugar syrup. The presence of these ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as UPF under NOVA, even though other ingredients like wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, and basic leavening agents are not UPF on their own.
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Yes — Sablés Anglais L'Original by McVitie's,United Biscuits is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial ingredients and additives beyond basic culinary components. Specifically: palm oil (huile de palme) is a highly refined industrial oil; inverted sugar syrup (sirop de sucre inverti) is an industrially processed sugar syrup. The presence of these ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as UPF under NOVA, even though other ingredients like wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, and basic leavening agents are not UPF on their own.
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.