No — Mixed Bean Salad is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are whole foods and basic culinary ingredients (beans, vegetables, oil, vinegar, sugar, herbs, spices, salt, cornflour). There are no industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, or other markers of ultra-processing according to NOVA.
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No — Mixed Bean Salad by Waitrose is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are whole foods and basic culinary ingredients (beans, vegetables, oil, vinegar, sugar, herbs, spices, salt, cornflour). There are no industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, or other markers of ultra-processing according to 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.