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Yes — Dark Chocolate Chips is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because it contains an emulsifier (soya lecithins), which is an industrial additive used to modify texture and stability.
Other cooking & baking Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Pure Canadian Maple Syrup
Co op
Not UPF
Golden Icing Sugar
billington's
Not UPF
Caster baking sugar
Tate lyle
Not UPF
Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar
Tate & Lyle
Not UPF
Billington's Molasses Sugar
Billington's
Not UPF
Organic Maple Agave Syrup
Biona Organic
Not UPF
Dark Brown Soft Cane Sugar (Pure, Fairtrade)
Tale & Lyle
Not UPF
Sugar
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Light Brown Sugar Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle
Not UPF
Yes — Dark Chocolate Chips by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because it contains an emulsifier (soya lecithins), which is an industrial additive used to modify texture and stability.
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.