Yes — Batchelors Super Noodles, Curry is ultra-processed.
The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients and additives according to NOVA, including palm oil (a refined palm fruit oil), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5′-ribonucleotides), maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavouring, emulsifiers/stabilizers and thickeners such as guar gum, as well as pre-identified UPF ingredients: colour (carotenes), maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavouring, thickener (guar gum), acid (citric acid), black pepper extract. These industrial additives and formulations make the overall product ultra-processed.
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Yes — Batchelors Super Noodles, Curry by Batchelors is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients and additives according to NOVA, including palm oil (a refined palm fruit oil), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium 5′-ribonucleotides), maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavouring, emulsifiers/stabilizers and thickeners such as guar gum, as well as pre-identified UPF ingredients: colour (carotenes), maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavouring, thickener (guar gum), acid (citric acid), black pepper extract. These industrial additives and formulations make the overall product ultra-processed.
Nomi flags 13 ingredients in Batchelors Super Noodles, Curry as ultra-processed markers: noodles, acidity regulators, monosodium glutamate (msg), color (carotenes), maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavor enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium ribonucleotides), flavouring, guar gum (thickener), citric acid, black pepper extract, cardamom oil, clove extract. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.