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Yes — Nutella is ultra-processed.
The ingredient list is valid. This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) according to NOVA because it contains industrial additives and ingredients typical of ultra-processed foods. Specifically: palm oil (a highly refined industrial oil identified as UPF), emulsifier lecithins (industrial emulsifier), and vanillin (an isolated flavouring compound). These ingredients go beyond basic culinary processing and are characteristic of ultra-processed formulations.
Other sauces, condiments & spreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
The Ultimate Peanut Butter
Pip & Nut
Not UPF
Crunchy Peanut Butter
Lidl, Maribel
Not UPF
Lemon curd
Tiptree, Wilkin & Sons Ltd.
Not UPF
Smooth peanut butter
Asda
Not UPF
Marinated Green Olives
Sainsbury's, By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Taste the Difference Bitter Seville Orange Marmalade
Sainsbury's, Taste the difference
Not UPF
Moroccan Style Houmous
Waitrose
Not UPF
The Ultimate Peanut Butter
Pip & Nut
Not UPF
Mackays Seedless Bramble Preserve 340G
Mackays
Not UPF
pure Canadian maple syrup
Asda
Not UPF
Yes — Nutella by Ferrero is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid. This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) according to NOVA because it contains industrial additives and ingredients typical of ultra-processed foods. Specifically: palm oil (a highly refined industrial oil identified as UPF), emulsifier lecithins (industrial emulsifier), and vanillin (an isolated flavouring compound). These ingredients go beyond basic culinary processing and are characteristic of ultra-processed formulations.
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.