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Yes — Digestive biscuits is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial sweeteners and additives, including maltitol (a polyol sweetener), oligofructose (an industrially processed fiber/sweetener), and added flavouring. These extracted/industrial ingredients and flavourings make the overall product an ultra-processed food according to NOVA.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other biscuits & cookies Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
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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
Cranberry Seed Cookies
Artisan Biscuits
Not UPF
Yes — Digestive biscuits by gullón is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains industrial sweeteners and additives, including maltitol (a polyol sweetener), oligofructose (an industrially processed fiber/sweetener), and added flavouring. These extracted/industrial ingredients and flavourings make the overall product an ultra-processed food according to NOVA.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Digestive biscuits as ultra-processed markers: oligofructose, flavour. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Shortbread Fingers by Walker’s, All butter shortbread fingers by Tesco, Shortbread All Butter Fingers by Sainsbury's. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.