Yes — fox's triple chocolate cookies is ultra-processed.
Contains ultra-processed ingredients including palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), vegetable fats including palm, emulsifier (soya lecithin), industrial sugar syrups (invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup) and added flavouring. Under NOVA this classifies the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
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Yes — fox's triple chocolate cookies by Fox's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Contains ultra-processed ingredients including palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), vegetable fats including palm, emulsifier (soya lecithin), industrial sugar syrups (invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup) and added flavouring. Under NOVA this classifies the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
Nomi flags 4 ingredients in fox's triple chocolate cookies as ultra-processed markers: soy lecithin, palm oil, invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup. 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.