Yes — Ridge Cut Flame Grilled Steak Crisps is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as UPF because it contains several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients, including flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate), maltodextrin, added flavouring, citric acid (used as an acidity regulator), and colour (paprika extract). These ingredients go beyond basic culinary components and are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA classification.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Cold Milled Flaxseed
Linwoods
Not UPF
Brown Rice
Tesco
Not UPF
Roasted & Salted Peanuts
Stockwell & Co, Tesco
Not UPF
Long grain rice - Classic
Worldwide Foods,Aldi
Not UPF
Fruit rolls
Bear, Bear Nibbles
Not UPF
Milled Flax Seeds
TESCO
Not UPF
Beluga Lentil
Merchant Gourmet
Not UPF
Wholegrain
Ben's Original
Not UPF
Rawbite The Organic Fruit & Nut Bite Cacao
rawits bite
Not UPF
BIGGA Dried Peas
Batchelors
Not UPF
Yes — Ridge Cut Flame Grilled Steak Crisps by McCoy's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as UPF because it contains several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients, including flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate), maltodextrin, added flavouring, citric acid (used as an acidity regulator), and colour (paprika extract). These ingredients go beyond basic culinary components and are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA 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.