Yes — Sugar-Free Sweetener is ultra-processed.
The product contains sorbitol as its only ingredient. Sorbitol is a polyol (sugar alcohol) that is industrially produced and is explicitly classified here as an ultra-processed (UPF) ingredient. Because it contains this UPF ingredient, the product must be classified as ultra-processed according to the provided NOVA-based rules.
Other crisps, snacks & nuts Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Shortbread All Butter Fingers
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Shortbread fingers
Belmont Biscuits
Not UPF
All Butter Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Scottish Shortbread Fingers
Asda
Not UPF
Almond Cantucci
Crosta & Mollica
Not UPF
Oat Shortbread
walkers
Not UPF
Les Galettes de Pont-Aven
Traou Mad
Not UPF
all butter scottish shortbread fingers
Lidl
Not UPF
Cocoa & Vanilla Gruffalo Biscuits+ Months 5 x (100g)
Organix
Not UPF
Lemon & Poppy Seed Oat Bars
Deliciously Ella
Not UPF
Yes — Sugar-Free Sweetener by Schär is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains sorbitol as its only ingredient. Sorbitol is a polyol (sugar alcohol) that is industrially produced and is explicitly classified here as an ultra-processed (UPF) ingredient. Because it contains this UPF ingredient, the product must be classified as ultra-processed according to the provided NOVA-based rules.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Sugar-Free Sweetener as an ultra-processed marker: sorbitol. 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.