Yes — Half-Coated Milk Chocolate Cookies is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients or additives according to NOVA. These include: palm oil and palm within 'vegetable oils (palm, shea, sal)' (highly refined oil), emulsifier (soya lecithin), invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup, and flavouring. The presence of any such industrial ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
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Yes — Half-Coated Milk Chocolate Cookies by Fox's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients or additives according to NOVA. These include: palm oil and palm within 'vegetable oils (palm, shea, sal)' (highly refined oil), emulsifier (soya lecithin), invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup, and flavouring. The presence of any such industrial ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
Nomi flags 5 ingredients in Half-Coated Milk Chocolate Cookies as ultra-processed markers: butter oil, palm oil, invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup, flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Shortbread Fingers by Walker’s, All butter shortbread fingers by Tesco, Shortbread All Butter Fingers by Sainsbury's. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.