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Yes — Olive Spread is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial additives and highly processed ingredients, including palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin), stabiliser (sodium alginate), preservative (potassium sorbate), colour (beta-carotene), and flavouring. These additives and processed fats are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other sauces, condiments & spreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Lighter buttersoft spread
By sainsbury's, Sainsburys
Not UPF
Tartinable Smeerbaar
PRÉSIDENT
Not UPF
Caramel
Nestlé, Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese
Not UPF
Lighter
Not UPF
lupark spreadable
lupark
Not UPF
Butter Garlic
Lurpak
Not UPF
British Butter Unsalted
Morrisons
Not UPF
Slightly salted spreadable reduced fat butter
Asda
Not UPF
Spreadable slightly salted
Waitrose
Not UPF
Yes — Olive Spread by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial additives and highly processed ingredients, including palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin), stabiliser (sodium alginate), preservative (potassium sorbate), colour (beta-carotene), and flavouring. These additives and processed fats are characteristic of NOVA Group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags 5 ingredients in Olive Spread as ultra-processed markers: palm oil, potassium sorbate, lactic acid, beta-carotene, flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Spreadable Slightly Salted by Lurpak, Spreadable Lighter by Nordpak, Buttersoft by 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.