Is 1540 Vestby Hvitløkspaté 150 g ultra-processed?

150 g Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

17 ingredients
3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Grislever 36%, kyllingfett, kyllingkjøtt 23%, potetstivelse, salt (processing marker), emulgator (sitronsyreestere av mono- og diglyserider av fettsyrer e472c), hvitløk 1%, melkeprotein, løk, druesukker, tomat, krydder, gjærekstrakt, rismel, konserveringsmiddel natriumnitritt e250, kaliumacetat e261

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E261 Potassium acetate , E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E250 Sodium nitrite.

As written on the pack

Grislever 36%, kyllingfett, kyllingkjøtt 23%, potetstivelse, salt, emulgator: sitronsyreestere av mono og diglyserider av fettsyrer E472c, hvitløk 1%, melkeprotein, løk, druesukker, tomat, krydder, gjærekstrakt, rismel, konserveringsmiddel natriumnitritt E250, kaliumacetat E261.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7392555503895, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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