Yes — Healthier Oil for Cooking (Red Palm Fruit & Rapeseed Oil) is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday use due to highly refined palm oil.
This cooking oil is classified as ultra-processed because it contains red palm fruit oil, which is a highly processed and refined oil product under the specified NOVA guidance. Rapeseed oil is a basic culinary oil and would not independently make the product ultra-processed.
Other cooking & baking Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Bio Organic Agavesiroop
Lidl
Not UPF
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Holland & Barrett
Not UPF
Hot spice paste
Pataks
Not UPF
kebab gyros
prymat
Not UPF
Olive Oil
Not UPF
Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
M&S, Marks & Spencer
Not UPF
Tamarind paste
Morrisons
Not UPF
Aceto Balsamico
dmBio (DM)
Not UPF
Barley Malt Syrup
McVitie's
Not UPF
Light in colour olive oil
Asda
Not UPF
Yes — Healthier Oil for Cooking (Red Palm Fruit & Rapeseed Oil) by Carotino is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This cooking oil is classified as ultra-processed because it contains red palm fruit oil, which is a highly processed and refined oil product under the specified NOVA guidance. Rapeseed oil is a basic culinary oil and would not independently make the product ultra-processed.
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.