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Yes — Richly fruited hot cross buns is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several UPF ingredients/additives: invert sugar syrup (an industrially processed inverted sugar), flavourings (industrial flavorings), palm fat (a highly refined palm oil product), glucose syrup in the mixed peel, and emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids and their esters). These industrial formulations and additives place the product in the ultra-processed category under NOVA.
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Yes — Richly fruited hot cross buns by Waitrose is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several UPF ingredients/additives: invert sugar syrup (an industrially processed inverted sugar), flavourings (industrial flavorings), palm fat (a highly refined palm oil product), glucose syrup in the mixed peel, and emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids and their esters). These industrial formulations and additives place the product in the ultra-processed category under NOVA.
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.