No — Minced Ginger Paste is not ultra-processed.
Ingredients are ginger (95%), sugar, salt, rapeseed oil, acetic acid (E260), citric acid (E330), and ascorbic acid (E300). These are basic culinary ingredients and simple acids used as preservatives/antioxidants, which are allowed and not considered ultra-processed under the given rules. No industrial sweeteners, maltodextrins, inverted syrups, emulsifiers, gums, flavorings, or other complex additives are present.
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No — Minced Ginger Paste by rtc is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). Ingredients are ginger (95%), sugar, salt, rapeseed oil, acetic acid (E260), citric acid (E330), and ascorbic acid (E300). These are basic culinary ingredients and simple acids used as preservatives/antioxidants, which are allowed and not considered ultra-processed under the given rules. No industrial sweeteners, maltodextrins, inverted syrups, emulsifiers, gums, flavorings, or other complex additives are present.
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.