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Yes — Vanilla Clotted Ice Cream is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial ingredients/additives including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar) and stabilisers (locust bean gum and guar gum). These additives are characteristic of ultra-processed foods under the NOVA system.
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Yes — Vanilla Clotted Ice Cream by Jude's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrial ingredients/additives including dextrose (an industrially refined sugar) and stabilisers (locust bean gum and guar gum). These additives are characteristic of ultra-processed foods under the NOVA system.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Vanilla Clotted Ice Cream as an ultra-processed marker: dextrose. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Organic Vanilla Ice Cream by Waitrose, Vanilla Ice Cream by Yeo Valley, Haagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream by Häagen-Dazs. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.