No — Mini Thai-Style Fishcakes is not ultra-processed.
All listed ingredients are whole or minimally processed foods (fish, herbs, spices, fish sauce, vegetables, basic seasonings). There are no industrial additives, isolated industrial sweeteners, thickeners, emulsifiers, flavourings, or other markers of ultra-processing.
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No — Mini Thai-Style Fishcakes by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). All listed ingredients are whole or minimally processed foods (fish, herbs, spices, fish sauce, vegetables, basic seasonings). There are no industrial additives, isolated industrial sweeteners, thickeners, emulsifiers, flavourings, or other markers of ultra-processing.
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.