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Yes — Tesco Finest Chocolate Cake is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, emulsifiers (soya lecithins, mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), humectant (glycerol), flavouring, and preservative (potassium sorbate). These are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Other puddings & desserts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Crème Caramel
Bonne Maman
Not UPF
Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
Morrisons,the Best
Not UPF
Rice Pudding
Belbake
Not UPF
Madagascan vanilla luxury ice cream
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Clementine Mousse
Bonne Maman
Not UPF
Coconut lolly
Sainsburys
Not UPF
4 All Butter Sultana Scones
Waitrose
Not UPF
Chocolate Salted Caramel
Booja Booja
Not UPF
Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream
Häagen-Dazs
Not UPF
Rice Pudding
Tesco
Not UPF
Yes — Tesco Finest Chocolate Cake by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, emulsifiers (soya lecithins, mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids), humectant (glycerol), flavouring, and preservative (potassium sorbate). These are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
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.