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Yes — Balti Cooking Sauce is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid. The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains modified maize starch, which is an industrially processed additive used as a thickener/stabilizer and is explicitly considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA. Other ingredients like rapeseed oil, sugar, lactic acid, and vegetable purées are allowed and do not on their own make the product UPF, but the presence of modified maize starch is sufficient for UPF classification.
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Tomato Ketchup BIO
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Not UPF
Salsa di Soia
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Not UPF
Tomato Passata
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Tiptree tomato ketchup
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Yes — Balti Cooking Sauce by Sharwood's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid. The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains modified maize starch, which is an industrially processed additive used as a thickener/stabilizer and is explicitly considered a UPF ingredient under NOVA. Other ingredients like rapeseed oil, sugar, lactic acid, and vegetable purées are allowed and do not on their own make the product UPF, but the presence of modified maize starch is sufficient for UPF classification.
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.