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Yes — Half & Half Medium is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial ingredients and additives including vegetable oils (rapeseed and sustainable palm), emulsifiers (E471, E472e), soya flour, preservative (calcium propionate), flavouring, and flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid). These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and indicate industrial formulation characteristic of UPFs.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Bake at home white petits pains
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White Thinned Sourdough Loaf
ASDA
Not UPF
Half Baguette
M&S Bakery
Not UPF
The 30 70 medium sliced loaf
M&S
Not UPF
2 White Baguettes
Co-op
Not UPF
Seeded Sourdough Bread
No1 Waitrose
Not UPF
Taste the Difference Stonevaked White Baton
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Not UPF
Dinner rolls
Bake at home
Not UPF
Mini breadsticks
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Not UPF
Garlic Ciabatta Squares
Carlos
Not UPF
Yes — Half & Half Medium by Warburtons is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial ingredients and additives including vegetable oils (rapeseed and sustainable palm), emulsifiers (E471, E472e), soya flour, preservative (calcium propionate), flavouring, and flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid). These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and indicate industrial formulation characteristic of UPFs.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Half & Half Medium as ultra-processed markers: vegetable oils (rapeseed and sustainable palm), emulsifier e471 (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), soya flour with e472e emulsifier. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Sourdough White Ciabattin by Jason's, Hand Finished White Sourdough by Coop, Sainsburys White Sourdough Bloomer by Sainsbury’s sourdough bloomer. 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.
