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Yes — Korean style sweet chilli is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The ingredient list is valid. It contains several industrially processed ingredients and additives associated with ultra-processed foods according to NOVA: glucose-fructose syrup (an industrial refined sugar syrup), modified maize starch (a chemically/physically modified starch used as a stabilizer/thickener), and colour: paprika extract (an isolated coloring additive). The presence of any of these ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as UPF. While other ingredients like water, sugar, spirit vinegar, garlic puree, salt, chilli flakes, and rapeseed oil are not UPF on their own, they do not change the classification once UPF additives are present.
Yes — Korean style sweet chilli is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The ingredient list is valid. It contains several industrially processed ingredients and additives associated with ultra-processed foods according to NOVA: glucose-fructose syrup (an industrial refined sugar syrup), modified maize starch (a chemically/physically modified starch used as a stabilizer/thickener), and colour: paprika extract (an isolated coloring additive). The presence of any of these ingredients is sufficient to classify the product as UPF. While other ingredients like water, sugar, spirit vinegar, garlic puree, salt, chilli flakes, and rapeseed oil are not UPF on their own, they do not change the classification once UPF 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.