No — Marinated Olives is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are olives, salt, lactic acid, sunflower oil, and rapeseed oil. Olives, salt, and basic vegetable oils are minimally processed. Lactic acid is a simple preservative/acidulant commonly accepted in non-UPF pickled or fermented foods. There are no industrial flavorings, refined syrups, emulsifiers, or ultra-processed additives, so this product is not classified as ultra-processed according to the NOVA criteria.
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No — Marinated Olives by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are olives, salt, lactic acid, sunflower oil, and rapeseed oil. Olives, salt, and basic vegetable oils are minimally processed. Lactic acid is a simple preservative/acidulant commonly accepted in non-UPF pickled or fermented foods. There are no industrial flavorings, refined syrups, emulsifiers, or ultra-processed additives, so this product is not classified as ultra-processed according to the NOVA 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.