No — Vanilla custard is not ultra-processed.
Great choice! Made with simple, traditional ingredients.
Vanilla custard is not ultra-processed under NOVA. It contains traditional culinary ingredients: cream, skimmed milk, water, sugar, egg yolk, maize starch, tapioca starch, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, and carob gum. Carob gum is a traditional thickener from carob seeds, and vanilla extract is a traditional cooking extract; neither is an industrial UPF marker under the specified guidance. No artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, refined industrial syrups, or highly processed oils are present.
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UPF
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No — Vanilla custard by Morrisons is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Vanilla custard is not ultra-processed under NOVA. It contains traditional culinary ingredients: cream, skimmed milk, water, sugar, egg yolk, maize starch, tapioca starch, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, and carob gum. Carob gum is a traditional thickener from carob seeds, and vanilla extract is a traditional cooking extract; neither is an industrial UPF marker under the specified guidance. No artificial sweeteners, flavourings, emulsifiers, refined industrial syrups, or highly processed oils are present.
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.