Yes — Hazelnut Chocolate Biscuits is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include industrial additives and formulations such as soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavour), and refined palm oil, which fall under NOVA group 4 criteria.
Other biscuits & cookies Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Shortbread Rounds
Deluxe
Not UPF
4 All Butter Sultana Scones
Tesco Finest
Not UPF
Lemon all butter shortbread fingers
Tesco Finest
Not UPF
Gullon Sugar Free Choco Chip Biscuits
Gullon
Not UPF
Mini all butter scottish shortbread fingers
Not UPF
Stem Ginger Cookies Taste the Difference
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
All butter shortbread biscuits
Morrisons
Not UPF
mini Coconut Rolls
Kiddylicious
Not UPF
Sainsbury's "Taste the Difference" Demerara Shortbread Rounds
Sainsbury's, Taste the difference
Not UPF
Yes — Hazelnut Chocolate Biscuits by Ferrero Rocher is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include industrial additives and formulations such as soy lecithin (emulsifier), vanillin (artificial flavour), and refined palm oil, which fall under NOVA group 4 criteria.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Hazelnut Chocolate Biscuits as an ultra-processed marker: milk chocolate with sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter oil, soy lecithin, vanilla, hazelnut, sugar, palm oil, wheat flour, whey, low-fat cocoa powder, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, salt, vanilla extract. 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.