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Yes — Instant Hot Chocolate is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid. The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients, including dried glucose syrup, flavourings, emulsifier (e471), stabilisers (guar gum, E466, E340ii, E339ii, E452i), anti-caking agent (E551), emulsifier (soya lecithin), sweetener (sodium saccharin), and palm fat. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Carbonated Natural Mineral Water
Nestlé, San Pellegrino
Not UPF
Blueberry & Blackcurrant Cordial
Belvoir Farm
Not UPF
Innocent smoothie for kids
Innocent
Not UPF
100% Apple Juice
Appletiser
Not UPF
Americano Intense Instant Coffee with Finely Ground Beans
Nescafé Azera
Not UPF
Fairtrade Instant Hot Chocolate
Clipper
Not UPF
Drinking Chocolate
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Achocolatado em Pó
Continente
Not UPF
Super cosy drinking chocolate
Clipper
Not UPF
Cacao Bliss
Not UPF
Yes — Instant Hot Chocolate by Galaxy is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid. The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and ultra-processed ingredients, including dried glucose syrup, flavourings, emulsifier (e471), stabilisers (guar gum, E466, E340ii, E339ii, E452i), anti-caking agent (E551), emulsifier (soya lecithin), sweetener (sodium saccharin), and palm fat. These are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
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.