Gingerbreads, from least to most processed

We track 20 gingerbreads, 55% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is ICA Välkryddade Pepparkakor.

What makes gingerbreads ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of gingerbreads that contain each:

Processed food (9)

  1. 1 ICA Välkryddade Pepparkakor ICA · 300 g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Pepparkakor Sondey · 300 g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Pepparkakor Eldorado NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Pepparkakor Coop · 300 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Eldorado Pepparkakor Axfood · 300 g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Annas Pepparkakor Annas Ekologiska Pepparkakor Alfmix · 300 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Original Pepparkakor Annas · 400g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Annas Pepparkakor Original Annas · 375 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Annas pepparkakor Kardemumma Annas · 150 g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 10 Hjärtan Pepparkakor Nyåkers NOVA group 4
  2. 11 Hjärtan Nyåkers NOVA group 4
  3. 12 Apelsin Pepparkakor Annas · 300 g NOVA group 4
  4. 13 Göteborgs Pepparkakshjärtan Göteborgs · 375 g (~69 x 5.4 g) NOVA group 4
  5. 14 Pepparkaks Figurer Göteborgs · 375 g NOVA group 4
  6. 15 Annas Original Favoritmix Annas · 275 g NOVA group 4
  7. 16 Ekologiska pepparkakor Nyåkers · 150 g NOVA group 4
  8. 17 Gingernuts Morrisons · 300g NOVA group 4
  9. 18 Gingerbread of Sibiu / Turta dulce de sibiu Boromir · 400g NOVA group 4
  10. 19 ICA Basic Mjuk pepparkaka ICA · 350 g NOVA group 4
  11. 20 Milk Chocolate Lebkuchen Belmont · 200g NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.