Yes — St Clements Hot Cross Buns is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients according to NOVA. These include palm fat and palm stearin (highly refined palm oils), flavouring (an industrial flavour additive), glucose-fructose syrup (an industrially processed sugar syrup), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (an emulsifier), and a refined sugar syrup. The presence of these industrial additives and refined ingredients classifies the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Brown Rice
Tesco
Not UPF
Long grain rice - Classic
Worldwide Foods,Aldi
Not UPF
Milled Flax Seeds
TESCO
Not UPF
Sweet & Fluffy Cous Cous
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Wholegrain
Ben's Original
Not UPF
Instant Oats Original
Harvest Morn
Not UPF
Jumbo Oat Porridge Plain
Not UPF
Basmati Rice
Tesco
Not UPF
Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Oat Bar
Pip & Nut
Not UPF
All Butter Puff Pastry
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Yes — St Clements Hot Cross Buns by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients according to NOVA. These include palm fat and palm stearin (highly refined palm oils), flavouring (an industrial flavour additive), glucose-fructose syrup (an industrially processed sugar syrup), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (an emulsifier), and a refined sugar syrup. The presence of these industrial additives and refined ingredients classifies the product as ultra-processed (UPF).
Nomi flags 5 ingredients in St Clements Hot Cross Buns as ultra-processed markers: diced candied apple, palm fat, emulsifier: mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids; potato starch, flavouring, flour treatment agent: ascorbic acid; palm stearin. 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.