Yes — Salmon Poke Bowl is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The cooked rice contains fructose-glucose syrup, which is an industrially refined sugar syrup, and is part of a pre-identified UPF ingredient mixture: cooked rice (water, rice, sugar, spirit vinegar, rice vinegar, salt, rapeseed oil, fructose-glucose syrup, cane molasses). The soy sesame dressing is also a pre-identified UPF ingredient mixture and includes modified maize starch (a processed thickener) and apple juice concentrate (used as a refined sweetening agent). The presence of these industrial formulations and additives means the overall product is UPF according to the NOVA criteria.
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Yes — Salmon Poke Bowl by Raku Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). The cooked rice contains fructose-glucose syrup, which is an industrially refined sugar syrup, and is part of a pre-identified UPF ingredient mixture: cooked rice (water, rice, sugar, spirit vinegar, rice vinegar, salt, rapeseed oil, fructose-glucose syrup, cane molasses). The soy sesame dressing is also a pre-identified UPF ingredient mixture and includes modified maize starch (a processed thickener) and apple juice concentrate (used as a refined sweetening agent). The presence of these industrial formulations and additives means the overall product is UPF according to the NOVA criteria.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Salmon Poke Bowl as ultra-processed markers: cooked rice, soy sesame dressing. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.