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Yes — Spread without Palm Oil is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: pectins used as a thickener and "natural flavour" (a manufactured flavouring additive). According to NOVA, the presence of such cosmetic additives and industrial ingredients classifies the food as an ultra-processed product.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other sauces, condiments & spreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Yes — Spread without Palm Oil by Eat Plants Free of Palm is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives and formulations: pectins used as a thickener and "natural flavour" (a manufactured flavouring additive). According to NOVA, the presence of such cosmetic additives and industrial ingredients classifies the food as an ultra-processed product.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Spread without Palm Oil as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavour. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including lurpak plant based by Lurpak, Vegetable spread by I Can't Believe It's not Butter, Vioblock by Violife. 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.
Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.
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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.
