Is Arla Kesella Vanilj ultra-processed?

250g Quarks

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Thickener
E160a Carotene

16 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed quarks

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

Kvarg (processing marker) (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, syrningskultur (processing marker), ystenzym (processing marker)), vatten, socker (processing marker) 9%, majsstärkelse (processing marker), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (pektin), naturligt färgämne (betakaroten (ultra-processing marker)), mald vaniljstång, vaniljextrakt, syra (citronsyra)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E330 Citric acid , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

Kvarg (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, syrningskultur, ystenzym), vatten, socker 9%, majsstärkelse, naturlig arom, förtjockningsmedel (pektin), naturligt färgämne (betakaroten), mald vaniljstång, vaniljextrakt, syra (citronsyra).

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.
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.

5 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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.
Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 quarks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 73% of the quarks 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 64 quarks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4016241042392, last edited 10 May 2025), 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.
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