No — 4 steam bags white & wild rice with mixed vegetables is not ultra-processed.
The product contains cooked rice, vegetables, basic vegetable oils (sunflower and rapeseed), salt, rice flour, and simple dried seasonings (onion powder, celery powder, bay leaf, black pepper). These are all minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients with no industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, or emulsifiers. Therefore, it is not considered an ultra-processed food (UPF) under NOVA.
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No — 4 steam bags white & wild rice with mixed vegetables by Tesco is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains cooked rice, vegetables, basic vegetable oils (sunflower and rapeseed), salt, rice flour, and simple dried seasonings (onion powder, celery powder, bay leaf, black pepper). These are all minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients with no industrial additives, refined syrups, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, or emulsifiers. Therefore, it is not considered an ultra-processed food (UPF) under NOVA.
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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