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No — Plant Chef 4 Veg Burger is not ultra-processed.
The ingredient list consists of vegetables, wheat flour (with mineral/vitamin fortification), water, dried potato, sunflower oil, salt, cornflour, rapeseed oil, and yeast. These are basic culinary ingredients without industrial additives like emulsifiers, thickeners, flavor enhancers, artificial sweeteners, or industrially processed sugars. Therefore, according to the given NOVA guidance, this is not classified as an ultra-processed food.
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No — Plant Chef 4 Veg Burger by Tesco plant chef is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list consists of vegetables, wheat flour (with mineral/vitamin fortification), water, dried potato, sunflower oil, salt, cornflour, rapeseed oil, and yeast. These are basic culinary ingredients without industrial additives like emulsifiers, thickeners, flavor enhancers, artificial sweeteners, or industrially processed sugars. Therefore, according to the given NOVA guidance, this is not classified as an ultra-processed food.
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.