Is A Frost 3x Almond ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 25 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Skummjölk, kakaoglasyr 22% (fett, socker (processing marker), fettfattigt kakaopulver, skummjölkspulver (processing marker), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (sojalecitin)), vatten, socker (processing marker), fett, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), mandel 4%, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker) (från mjölk), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), fruktkärnmjöl), vaniljstånger, arom (ultra-processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (betakaroten (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Skummjölk, kakaoglasyr 22% (vegetabiliskt fett, socker, fettfattigt kakaopulver, skummjölkspulver, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin)), vatten, socker, vegetabiliskt fett, glukossirap, mandel 4%, mjölkprotein, vasslepulver (från mjölk), emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror), stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl, fruktkärnmjöl), vaniljstånger, arom, färgämne (betakaroten).
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
3 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.
- Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 34 ice cream bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 100% of the ice cream bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5706911004889, 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.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.