Yes — Rocky road is ultra-processed.
This product is ultra-processed because it contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives, including pre-identified UPF ingredients skimmed milk powder, anhydrous milk fat, palm oil, and emulsifier (soya lecithin). It also contains refined sugars like glucose-fructose syrup and glucose syrup, bulking agent polydextrose, emulsifier polyglycerol polyricinoleate, and other industrial additives and flavorings that classify it as UPF under NOVA.
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Yes — Rocky road is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is ultra-processed because it contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives, including pre-identified UPF ingredients skimmed milk powder, anhydrous milk fat, palm oil, and emulsifier (soya lecithin). It also contains refined sugars like glucose-fructose syrup and glucose syrup, bulking agent polydextrose, emulsifier polyglycerol polyricinoleate, and other industrial additives and flavorings that classify it as UPF under NOVA.
Nomi flags 10 ingredients in Rocky road as ultra-processed markers: oligofructose, Anhydrous Milk Fat, bulking agent (polydextrose), glycerin (glycerol), beetroot red color, natural flavouring, palm oil, glucose syrup, natural flavourings, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin). 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.