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NOVA classification matches consumer instincts, study finds

The NOVA classification system is used to ascertain whether foods are minimally processed, processed or ‘ultra-processed’. A new study has found that people’s perceptions of foods and their processing ...
Healio

New classification system offers ‘clear method’ for assessing ultra-processed foods

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The WISEcode classification system graded ultra-processed foods more evenly vs. the NOVA system. The tool ...
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NOVA system unfairly tars plant-based milks, burgers, from soy with ‘ultra-processed’ brush, argues academic

“Maligning plant-based meats and milks because of the processing they undergo is nutritionally unjustified and counterproductive to achieving the health and environmental goals of the World Health ...
Medical Xpress

Limiting ultra-processed foods does not necessarily make for a healthy diet, study reveals

A new study demonstrates that eating primarily minimally processed foods, as they are defined by the NOVA classification system, does not automatically make for a healthy diet, suggesting that the ...
Reuters

How a Novo Nordisk Foundation-funded project sparked ultra-processed food fight

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - The Novo Nordisk Foundation and University of Copenhagen researchers have backtracked over a project to redefine how the world understands ultra-processed foods, after ...
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Predicting ultra-processing in food with machine learning algorithm

Acknowledging the pain points of the NOVA classification system, researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm to accurately predict the degree of processing for any food. The extent to ...