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Yes — Honeycomb ice cream is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup (an isolated refined sugar), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), and stabilisers (sodium alginate and guar gum), which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA classification.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other puddings & desserts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
Coconut lolly
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Not UPF
Madagascan vanilla luxury ice cream
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
4 All Butter Sultana Scones
Waitrose
Not UPF
Chocolate Salted Caramel
Booja Booja
Not UPF
Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream
Häagen-Dazs
Not UPF
Rice Pudding
Tesco
Not UPF
Cinnamon knots
Waitrose
Not UPF
Valencia Orange Juice Lollies
Tesco
Not UPF
Vanilla Collection
Häagen-Dazs
Not UPF
Yes — Honeycomb ice cream by Mackie's of Scotland is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives, including glucose syrup (an isolated refined sugar), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), and stabilisers (sodium alginate and guar gum), which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods in the NOVA classification.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Honeycomb ice cream as an ultra-processed marker: mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Organic Vanilla Ice Cream by Waitrose, Vanilla Ice Cream by Yeo Valley, Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream by Häagen-Dazs. 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.