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Yes — Chicken Noodle Dry Packet Soup is ultra-processed.
This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) according to NOVA. The ingredient list is valid. It contains several industrially processed additives and ingredients, including yeast extract, flavourings (contain celery), and palm oil, all of which are explicitly pre-identified as UPF ingredients. These are industrial formulations used for flavour enhancement and texture, not typical culinary ingredients. Therefore, the overall product is considered UPF.
Other ready meals Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Tomato & basil soup
By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Tomato and Basil Soup
M&S
Not UPF
Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Chickpea & Bean Tagine
Free and Easy
Not UPF
organic tomato & lentil soup
Mr Organic
Not UPF
Chunky Green Thai Chicken Soup
M&S Food
Not UPF
Immune Support
Yorkshire Provender
Not UPF
Mixed Bean Salad in water
Essential Waitrose, Waitrose
Not UPF
Three Bean Chilli
Free and Easy
Not UPF
Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Coop
Not UPF
Yes — Chicken Noodle Dry Packet Soup by unilever is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) according to NOVA. The ingredient list is valid. It contains several industrially processed additives and ingredients, including yeast extract, flavourings (contain celery), and palm oil, all of which are explicitly pre-identified as UPF ingredients. These are industrial formulations used for flavour enhancement and texture, not typical culinary ingredients. Therefore, the overall product is considered UPF.
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.