Yes — Chickpeas in water is ultra-processed.
The product contains sodium metabisulphite, an industrial antioxidant additive. The presence of this extracted, isolated additive makes the product ultra-processed according to the NOVA classification system.
Other cupboard staples Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Cream of Tomato
Baxters
Not UPF
Garlic Passata Rustica
Aldi, Specially Selected
Not UPF
Beef Bone Broth
freja
Not UPF
So Organic Butter Beans
So Organic,Sainsburys
Not UPF
Cannellini beans in water
Waitrose
Not UPF
Lentils in water
Essential Waitrose
Not UPF
Black eyed beans in water
Sainsburys
Not UPF
sainsburys haricot beans in water
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Mixed beans
M&S Food
Not UPF
Red Kidney Beans
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Yes — Chickpeas in water by Napolina is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains sodium metabisulphite, an industrial antioxidant additive. The presence of this extracted, isolated additive makes the product ultra-processed according to the NOVA classification system.
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.