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Yes — Straight Cut Chips is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid. The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains dextrose, which is an industrially extracted refined sugar and explicitly considered a UPF ingredient by NOVA-style criteria. The presence of this ingredient makes the whole product UPF, even though potatoes and sunflower oil are not UPF on their own.
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Yes — Straight Cut Chips by Asda is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid. The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains dextrose, which is an industrially extracted refined sugar and explicitly considered a UPF ingredient by NOVA-style criteria. The presence of this ingredient makes the whole product UPF, even though potatoes and sunflower oil are not UPF on their own.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Straight Cut Chips as an ultra-processed marker: dextrose. 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.