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Mini Popadoms by Waitrose
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Mini Popadoms

Barcode 5000169611425
Scanned  22  times by Nomi users
Not Ultra-Processed

No — Mini Popadoms is not ultra-processed.

The ingredients are black gram flour, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, sea salt, and a basic raising agent (calcium oxide). These are basic culinary ingredients without industrial additives, emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, or industrially processed syrups, so this product is not classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA.

Ingredients

No ultra-processed markers
  • OK
    black gram flour
    A fine flour milled from black gram (urad dal), a legume commonly used in Indian cuisine for batters and desserts.
  • OK
    rapeseed oll
  • OK
    sunflower oll
  • OK
    sea salt
    A basic mineral-rich salt derived from evaporated seawater, used as a seasoning and preservative.
  • OK
    raising agent (calclum oxide)

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Common questions about Mini Popadoms

Is Mini Popadoms ultra-processed?

No — Mini Popadoms by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are black gram flour, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, sea salt, and a basic raising agent (calcium oxide). These are basic culinary ingredients without industrial additives, emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, or industrially processed syrups, so this product is not classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

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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