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No — Cheesy Vegetable Pasta is not ultra-processed.
The ingredients are primarily basic culinary ingredients: cooked pasta (water, durum wheat semolina, dried egg white), water, reconstituted dried whole milk, vegetables (carrot, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, onion, garlic), cheddar cheese, corn starch, and black pepper. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, refined industrial syrups, flavor enhancers, or artificial/natural flavourings beyond traditional ingredients. Corn starch is a common basic ingredient and not by itself considered an ultra-processed additive in this context. Therefore, the product is not classified as ultra-processed according to the NOVA criteria provided.
No — Cheesy Vegetable Pasta is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredients are primarily basic culinary ingredients: cooked pasta (water, durum wheat semolina, dried egg white), water, reconstituted dried whole milk, vegetables (carrot, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, onion, garlic), cheddar cheese, corn starch, and black pepper. There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, refined industrial syrups, flavor enhancers, or artificial/natural flavourings beyond traditional ingredients. Corn starch is a common basic ingredient and not by itself considered an ultra-processed additive in this context. Therefore, the product is not classified as ultra-processed according to the NOVA criteria provided.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Cheesy Vegetable Pasta as an ultra-processed marker: corn starch. 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.