Yes — Raw Fruit & Nut Bars - Salted Caramel is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains natural flavouring, which is an industrially produced additive used to modify taste. All other ingredients (dates, raisins, cashews, peanuts, sea salt) are minimally processed, but the presence of natural flavouring is sufficient to classify the product as UPF under NOVA.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
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Yes — Raw Fruit & Nut Bars - Salted Caramel by nākd is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains natural flavouring, which is an industrially produced additive used to modify taste. All other ingredients (dates, raisins, cashews, peanuts, sea salt) are minimally processed, but the presence of natural flavouring is sufficient to classify the product as UPF under NOVA.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Raw Fruit & Nut Bars - Salted Caramel as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Peanut Butter Oat Bars by Deliciously Ella, Mamia Strawberry and Apple Oaty Bars by Aldi, Banana oaty bars by Aldi Mamia. 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.