Yes — Organic spicy mixed bean soup is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains industrial additives/ingredients such as natural flavours and sunflower protein, which are extracted, isolated components not found in traditional home cooking. All it takes is a single such ingredient for the product to be considered UPF under the given rules.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Coop
Not UPF
Country vegetable soup
Aldi
Not UPF
Butternut And Ginger Soup
Yorkshire Provender
Not UPF
Caribbean Sweet Potsto soup
Tide Ford Organics
Not UPF
Chunky Keralan Chicken Soup
M&S Eat Well
Not UPF
Vegetable soup
New Covent Garden
Not UPF
Covent garden soup
Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Mushroom Soup
New Covent Garden Soup Co
Not UPF
Tomato & Basil
New Covent Garden Soup Co.
Not UPF
Yes — Organic spicy mixed bean soup by Mr Organic is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains industrial additives/ingredients such as natural flavours and sunflower protein, which are extracted, isolated components not found in traditional home cooking. All it takes is a single such ingredient for the product to be considered UPF under the given rules.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Organic spicy mixed bean soup as an ultra-processed marker: corn starch. 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.