Yes — Digestive biscuits with chocolate chips is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial ingredients/additives such as glucose syrup, barley malt extract, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), and natural flavourings, all of which are characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.
Other biscuits & cookies Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Festive shapes
Walkers
Not UPF
Fortnum & Mason Pistachio & Clotted Cream Biscuits
Fortnum & Mason
Not UPF
Shortbread
Belmont
Not UPF
all butter shortbread rounds
Deluxe Lidl
Not UPF
Scottish All Butter Shortbread Assortment
Marks & Spencer, มาส แอน สเปนเซอร์
Not UPF
Shortbread
Bold, Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Tesco Scottish Shortbread Assortment Tin
Tesco
Not UPF
All butter shortbread fingers
Tesco
Not UPF
Mini biszkopty
Andante
Not UPF
Yes — Digestive biscuits with chocolate chips by Mr. Organic is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial ingredients/additives such as glucose syrup, barley malt extract, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), and natural flavourings, all of which 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.