Is Arla Filmjölk vanilj ultra-processed?

1500 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:

Flavouring
Thickener

13 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

mjölk, socker (processing marker) 4.8%, majsstärkelse (processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (citrus, pektin), citronsyra, mald vaniljstång, vanilj, extrakt, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), filkultur, vitamin D

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

Högpastöriserad mjölk, socker 4,8%, majsstärkelse, förtjockningsmedel (citrus - pektin), citronsyra, mald vaniljstång, vanilj - extrakt, naturlig arom, filkultur och vitamin D.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311870011564, 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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