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Yes — Soup, Root Vegetable & Turmeric is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains yeast extract, which is a pre-identified UPF ingredient under the NOVA-based rules provided. Most other ingredients are basic culinary items (vegetables, spices, salt, cornflour, desiccated coconut), but the presence of yeast extract is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.
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Yes — Soup, Root Vegetable & Turmeric by Baxters is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains yeast extract, which is a pre-identified UPF ingredient under the NOVA-based rules provided. Most other ingredients are basic culinary items (vegetables, spices, salt, cornflour, desiccated coconut), but the presence of yeast extract is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Soup, Root Vegetable & Turmeric as an ultra-processed marker: yeast extract. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Vegetable soup by New Covent Garden, Hearty Cream of Vegetable by Yeo Valley, Hearty Root Vegetable with Pearl Barley 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.