No — Vegetable Couscous Bake is not ultra-processed.
Great choice! Made with vegetables, whole grains, cheese, and simple ingredients.
This appears to be a vegetable couscous bake made from whole wheat flour, vegetable purées, whole-grain couscous, fresh vegetables, cheese, egg, olive oil, rice flour, herbs, spices, and salt. These are recognizable culinary ingredients with no industrial formulations or additives that qualify as ultra-processed under the stated NOVA criteria. The cheese cultures and enzymes are standard components of traditionally made cheese, while the oils are basic culinary oils.
No — Vegetable Couscous Bake is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). This appears to be a vegetable couscous bake made from whole wheat flour, vegetable purées, whole-grain couscous, fresh vegetables, cheese, egg, olive oil, rice flour, herbs, spices, and salt. These are recognizable culinary ingredients with no industrial formulations or additives that qualify as ultra-processed under the stated NOVA criteria. The cheese cultures and enzymes are standard components of traditionally made cheese, while the oils are basic culinary oils.
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.