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Yes — Coffee Mate is ultra-processed.
The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients and additives according to NOVA, including glucose syrup (an industrially refined sugar syrup), palm kernel oil (a highly refined palm oil product), and several emulsifiers and stabilizers (E331, E452, E471, E472e) and other additives (E340, E170). These extracted and industrially formulated additives classify the product as ultra-processed.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other dairy, eggs & yoghurt Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Semi Skimmed Milk
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
Greek Style Yogurt Unsweetened
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Not UPF
6 Free Range Eggs
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Not UPF
Greek Style Yogurt
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Double Cream
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Not UPF
Greek style live yogurt
Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Skyr
Arla
Not UPF
Lidl High Protein Greek Yog
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Not UPF
Organic Unsalted Butter
Yeo Valley
Not UPF
Yes — Coffee Mate by nestle is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains multiple ultra-processed ingredients and additives according to NOVA, including glucose syrup (an industrially refined sugar syrup), palm kernel oil (a highly refined palm oil product), and several emulsifiers and stabilizers (E331, E452, E471, E472e) and other additives (E340, E170). These extracted and industrially formulated additives classify the product as ultra-processed.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Coffee Mate as ultra-processed markers: glucose syrup, polyphosphates, e472e (esterified mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids). See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Skimmed British milk powder by By sainsbury's, Dried skimmed milk by Tesco, Skimmed milk powder by Asda. 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.
