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No — White baguette is not ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid and contains basic ingredients: wheat flour (with vitamin/mineral fortification), water, salt, yeast, rapeseed oil, enzymes, and ascorbic acid as a flour treatment agent. These are all common culinary or processing ingredients and do not include industrial formulations or additives like artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers, thickeners, or industrial syrups. Therefore, this baguette is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF) under the NOVA system.
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No — White baguette by Tesco is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid and contains basic ingredients: wheat flour (with vitamin/mineral fortification), water, salt, yeast, rapeseed oil, enzymes, and ascorbic acid as a flour treatment agent. These are all common culinary or processing ingredients and do not include industrial formulations or additives like artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers, thickeners, or industrial syrups. Therefore, this baguette is not classified as ultra-processed (UPF) under the NOVA system.
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.