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No — Macaroni cheese is not ultra-processed.
All ingredients are basic culinary ingredients (pasta from durum wheat, milk, cheeses, cream, butter, mustard seed, spirit vinegar, salt, pepper, fortified wheat flour, cornflour, whey). There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, industrial syrups, or maltodextrin, so this is not classified as ultra-processed under the given NOVA-style criteria.
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No — Macaroni cheese by Tesco is not ultra-processed, so it is not a UPF (ultra-processed food). All ingredients are basic culinary ingredients (pasta from durum wheat, milk, cheeses, cream, butter, mustard seed, spirit vinegar, salt, pepper, fortified wheat flour, cornflour, whey). There are no industrial additives such as emulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, flavourings, industrial syrups, or maltodextrin, so this is not classified as ultra-processed under the given NOVA-style criteria.
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.