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Yes — Lentil & bacon soup is ultra-processed.
This soup is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and processed ingredients, including preservatives (sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate), flavouring, and modified maize starch. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Lentil Dhal Soup
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Not UPF
Moroccan Spiced Chicken & Chickpea Soup
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Not UPF
Spiced Butternut soup
New Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Moroccan vegetable tagine soup
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Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup
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Hearty Cream of Vegetable
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Not UPF
chunky country vegetable soup
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Not UPF
Yes — Lentil & bacon soup by Baxters is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This soup is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and processed ingredients, including preservatives (sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate), flavouring, and modified maize starch. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Lentil & bacon soup as ultra-processed markers: preservatives (sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate), flavouring, modified maize starch. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup by M&S, Indian Lentil & Spinach Dhal by Tideford Organics, rustic vegetable soup by Yorkshire provender. 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.