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Yes — Clotted Cream Shortbread Fingers is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains arôme naturel (natural flavouring), which is an industrial flavor additive and classified as a UPF ingredient in the NOVA system. Other ingredients like wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sugar, clotted cream, butter, and salt are basic culinary ingredients and do not change the classification, but the presence of industrial flavouring makes the overall product UPF.
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Yes — Clotted Cream Shortbread Fingers by Paterson's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains arôme naturel (natural flavouring), which is an industrial flavor additive and classified as a UPF ingredient in the NOVA system. Other ingredients like wheat flour, rapeseed oil, sugar, clotted cream, butter, and salt are basic culinary ingredients and do not change the classification, but the presence of industrial flavouring makes the overall product UPF.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Clotted Cream Shortbread Fingers as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavor. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Shortbread Fingers by Walker’s, All butter shortbread fingers by Tesco, Shortbread All Butter Fingers by Sainsbury's. 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.