Is Apoteket Kosttillskott Omega 3 310 mg Barn ultra-processed?

60 Dietary supplements 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:

Colour
Firming agent
Flavouring
Glazing agent
E422 Glycerol
E428 Gelatine
and 1 more

16 ingredients
5 additives

Less processed dietary supplements

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fiskolja, ytbehandlingsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), gelatin (ultra-processing marker) (bovint), arom (ultra-processing marker) (apelsin), konsistensmedel (ultra-processing marker) (mikrokristallin cellulosa (ultra-processing marker)), majsstärkelse (processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (järnoxid), vitamin E (d-alfa-tokoferol), antioxidationsmedel (tokoferolrika extrakt)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose

As written on the pack

Fiskolja, ytbehandlingsmedel (glycerol), gelatin (bovint), arom (apelsin), konsistensmedel (mikrokristallin cellulosa), majsstärkelse, färgämne (järnoxid), vitamin E (d-alfa-tokoferol), antioxidationsmedel (tokoferolrika extrakt)

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.

E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,146 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 839th. 90% of the dietary supplements here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,146 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7313272122046, last edited 22 October 2023), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.