Yes — Cream Of Tomato Soup is ultra-processed.
The soup contains modified maize starch and basil extract, which are pre-identified ultra-processed ingredients, and also unspecified flavourings, which are industrial additives. These make the product ultra-processed according to NOVA.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
Mixed Bean Salad
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Not UPF
Moroccan vegetable tagine soup
Yorkshire provender
Not UPF
Sweet Potato Pakora
The deli
Not UPF
Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup
M&S
Not UPF
Hearty Cream of Vegetable
Yeo Valley
Not UPF
chunky country vegetable soup
M&S
Not UPF
Silky Tomato & Red Pepper with Wensleydale
Yorkshire Provender
Not UPF
Organic baked beans
Not UPF
Yes — Cream Of Tomato Soup by Asda is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The soup contains modified maize starch and basil extract, which are pre-identified ultra-processed ingredients, and also unspecified flavourings, which are industrial additives. These make the product ultra-processed according to NOVA.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Cream Of Tomato Soup as ultra-processed markers: modified maize starch, basil extract. 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.