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Yes — Plant butter salted is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because it contains refined palm fruit oil, an industrially processed oil, as well as sunflower lecithin (an emulsifier) and natural flavourings, which are additives used in industrial formulations per NOVA criteria.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other plant-based dairy Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Patak's Creamed Coconut - 4 Sachets
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Not UPF
Oat Drink Powder
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Not UPF
Barista Organic Oat M*lk
Minor Figures
Not UPF
Organic Gluten-Free Oat Drink
Plenish
Not UPF
Nordic Oat Drink
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Oatly Semi Oat Drink imp
Oatly
Not UPF
RUDE Almond Organic Drink imp
Rude health
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Yes — Plant butter salted by Flora is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because it contains refined palm fruit oil, an industrially processed oil, as well as sunflower lecithin (an emulsifier) and natural flavourings, which are additives used in industrial formulations per NOVA criteria.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Plant butter salted as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavourings. 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.
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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.
