Nova classification
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The Nova classification is a framework for grouping edible substances based on the extent and purpose of food processing applied to them. Researchers at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, proposed t
Top row: Mustard seed in minimally processed forms. Middle and bottom rows: mustard seed processed into a condiment.
Ultra-processed food
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Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured food products, generally derived from natural food or synthesized from other organic compounds. The term is commonly associated with the Nova food c
Nova classification
…Processed foods Ultra-processed foods The system has been used worldwide in nutrition and public health research, policy, and guidance as a tool for understanding the health implications…
Froot Loops, a breakfast cereal, is an example of ultra-processed food.
An aisle of ultra-processed foods in an American supermarket
Often foods with high saturated fat or lots of processed sugars will have labeling, like this one in Canada on a box of food.
Nestlé is one of the world's major distributors of ultra-processed food, with a presence in 188 countries.