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No — Spicy Vegetable Sauce is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are mainly water, vegetables (carrot, spring onion), spices, chilli and garlic powders, syrup, salt, and salsa. There are no explicit ultra-processed additives such as artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, industrial sugar syrups (like glucose syrup or maltodextrin), or artificial/natural flavorings listed. Syrup is generic but, without being identified as an industrial inverted or glucose-fructose syrup, it is treated as a traditional sweetener and not UPF. Therefore this appears to be a minimally processed or simply processed sauce rather than an ultra-processed product.
No — Spicy Vegetable Sauce is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are mainly water, vegetables (carrot, spring onion), spices, chilli and garlic powders, syrup, salt, and salsa. There are no explicit ultra-processed additives such as artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, industrial sugar syrups (like glucose syrup or maltodextrin), or artificial/natural flavorings listed. Syrup is generic but, without being identified as an industrial inverted or glucose-fructose syrup, it is treated as a traditional sweetener and not UPF. Therefore this appears to be a minimally processed or simply processed sauce rather than an ultra-processed product.
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.