Matt Stramel

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 4.1 and 4.2. The short answer Yes — and the reverse is also true. A favorable Wc-UPF score is not a guarantee of nutritional adequacy, and an unfavorabl...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 2.3 and 2.3.1. The short answer The WISEcode Standard does not apply to infant formula. Infant formula is a specialized medical-nutrition product design...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 4.4, 5.5, and Schedule 1. The short answer Unique Ingredients of Concern — UICs — are specific ingredients that the WISEcode Standard treats as categori...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Foreword and Sections 4.1–4.2. The short answer No. Some processing is fine — even helpful. The WISEcode Standard exists precisely because lumping all processed ...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 4, 5, and 6. The short answer Because the Wc-UPF score is calculated from the actual ingredients — not from the category of food a product belongs to. T...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Section 6.4. Why a worked example Reading about the Wc-UPF formula in the abstract is one thing — watching it run on a real-looking product makes it concrete. Th...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 3.1.1, 5.4 (Added Sugar Penalty), and 6. The short answer The Wc-UPF score isn't just about which ingredients are in a product — it also reflects how mu...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Sections 4.4, 5.5, and 6.3. The short answer A product becomes Super-Ultra-Processed (SUPF) when it contains any ingredient on the Unique Ingredients of Concern ...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Section 3.3. Quick reference The WISEcode Standard relies on a number of acronyms drawn from food science, regulatory bodies, and WISEcode's own methodology. Her...

Source: The WISEcode Standard v1.0, Section 3.1 (General Definitions). Why these four terms matter The WISEcode Standard uses precise language to make sure the same ingredient is treated the same w...