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Yes — Rich Tea Biscuit is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives: palm oil (a highly refined oil), barley malt extract (industrially processed flavor enhancer), glucose syrup (industrially extracted refined sugar syrup), and preservative sodium metabisulphite. These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and place the biscuit in the NOVA ultra-processed category.
Other biscuits & cookies Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Crunchy ginger biscuits
Deliciously Ella
Not UPF
4 All Butter Sultana Scones
Tesco Finest
Not UPF
Double Chocolate Hazelnut Biscuits
Rhythm 108
Not UPF
Shortbread Rounds
Deluxe
Not UPF
Lemon all butter shortbread fingers
Tesco Finest
Not UPF
Gullon Sugar Free Choco Chip Biscuits
Gullon
Not UPF
Mini all butter scottish shortbread fingers
Not UPF
Stem Ginger Cookies Taste the Difference
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
All butter shortbread biscuits
Morrisons
Not UPF
Yes — Rich Tea Biscuit by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients and additives: palm oil (a highly refined oil), barley malt extract (industrially processed flavor enhancer), glucose syrup (industrially extracted refined sugar syrup), and preservative sodium metabisulphite. These go beyond basic culinary ingredients and place the biscuit in the NOVA ultra-processed category.
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.