No — Roasted Vegetable Couscous is not ultra-processed.
All ingredients are basic culinary items or minimally processed foods (vegetables, couscous, oils, herbs, spices, sugar, maple syrup, tomato concentrate, garlic purée, cornflour). There are no industrial additives (emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial sweeteners, colorings, flavorings) or industrially processed syrups/sugars beyond plain sugar, which is treated as a basic ingredient. Therefore this is not classified as ultra-processed according to the given NOVA-based criteria.
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No — Roasted Vegetable Couscous by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). All ingredients are basic culinary items or minimally processed foods (vegetables, couscous, oils, herbs, spices, sugar, maple syrup, tomato concentrate, garlic purée, cornflour). There are no industrial additives (emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial sweeteners, colorings, flavorings) or industrially processed syrups/sugars beyond plain sugar, which is treated as a basic ingredient. Therefore this is not classified as ultra-processed according to the given NOVA-based criteria.
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.