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No — Pad Thai Kit is not ultra-processed.
The ingredient list consists of rice noodles, pad thai paste (sugar, soybean oil, shallot, tamarind paste, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, garlic, salt, paprika extract, tocopherol-rich extract, chilli extract) and crushed peanuts. These are basic culinary ingredients and traditional extracts; there are no industrial sweeteners, protein isolates, emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial or “natural” flavourings, refined specialty oils like palm fruit oil, or industrial sugar syrups. Distilled vinegar, paprika extract, tocopherol extract and chilli extract are simple or traditional processing/antioxidant ingredients and not the kind of cosmetic ultra-processing additives defined in the NOVA-based rules. Therefore, under the given rules, this product is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
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No — Pad Thai Kit by Blue dragon is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list consists of rice noodles, pad thai paste (sugar, soybean oil, shallot, tamarind paste, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, garlic, salt, paprika extract, tocopherol-rich extract, chilli extract) and crushed peanuts. These are basic culinary ingredients and traditional extracts; there are no industrial sweeteners, protein isolates, emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial or “natural” flavourings, refined specialty oils like palm fruit oil, or industrial sugar syrups. Distilled vinegar, paprika extract, tocopherol extract and chilli extract are simple or traditional processing/antioxidant ingredients and not the kind of cosmetic ultra-processing additives defined in the NOVA-based rules. Therefore, under the given rules, this product is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
Nomi flags one ingredient in Pad Thai Kit as an ultra-processed marker: colour (paprika extract). 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.