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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.
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.