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No — apples is not ultra-processed.
The only additive is sulphur dioxide, a common preservative used to prevent browning and spoilage in dried or stored fruits. It is a basic preservative and not an industrial formulation with multiple additives or complex processing, so this product does not meet the criteria for an ultra-processed food (UPF) under NOVA as defined here.
Other fruit & vegetables products Nomi has analysed ingredient by ingredient.
frozen oven chip
By sainsbury's
UPF
Mango & passionfruit
Urban Fruit
Not UPF
Steak Cut Oven Chips
Tesco
UPF
Sweet & smoky shredded beetroot
Love Beets
UPF
The original Alphabites
Birds Eye
UPF
Smashed Avocado
Holy Moly
Not UPF
Crinkle cut chips
Sainsbury's
UPF
Jumbo flame raisins
Whitworths
UPF
Nocellara olives
Lidl
Not UPF
Aprikosen
Del Monte
UPF
No — apples by Tesco is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The only additive is sulphur dioxide, a common preservative used to prevent browning and spoilage in dried or stored fruits. It is a basic preservative and not an industrial formulation with multiple additives or complex processing, so this product does not meet the criteria for an ultra-processed food (UPF) under NOVA as defined here.
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.