Is Atco Utkärnade aprikoser, torkade ultra-processed?

200 g Dried apricots

Pack of Atco Utkärnade aprikoser, torkade

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed dried apricots

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

Aprikoser, olja (palm, kokos), vegetabiliskt fett (processing marker) (kokos), Konserveringsmedel (processing marker)

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Aprikoser, vegetabilisk olja (palm, kokos (i varierande proportioner)), vegetabiliskt fett (kokos), Konserveringsmedel: svaveldioxid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 dried apricots

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 6% of the dried apricots 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 33 dried apricots, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4103520007040, last edited 17 October 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.