Ultra-Processed Foods Are Not All Alike: A Novel, Objective Approach to Differentiate Among Processed Foods Including Those Classified As NOVA 4
Objectives: Develop the WISEcode UPF™ (Wc-UPF), a data driven nuanced and objective approach to distinguish among all processed foods. Compare Wc-UPF to NOVA, particularly NOVA 4/ultra-processed, across the dataset and within select grocery categories.
Authors
- Shavawn M. Forester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7411-4882)
- Silvia Berciano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-9073)
- Richard Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4276-2057)
- Zhaoping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-2061)
- Adam Drewnowski
- Shazia Sathar
- Britt Burton‐Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3754-9852)
- Emily M. Jennings-Dobbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-8238)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling (United States) (US)
- University of Virginia's College at Wise (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Developments in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106657
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88