Is Axfood Äppelkaka ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 49 ingredients
- 10 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Socker (processing marker), vetemjöl, margarin, fett (palm, raps, kokos), vatten, salt (processing marker), emulge, ringsmedel (e471 (ultra-processing marker)), surhetsreglerande medel (e330), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), vitamin A, äppelfyll, ning 13% (socker (processing marker), vatten, glukos-sirap (ultra-processing marker), äpple, förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e401 (ultra-processing marker), e440 (ultra-processing marker)), surhetsreglerande medel (e330, e333), kanel, konser, veringsmedel (e202 (processing marker)), arom (ultra-processing marker)), ägg, aprikoskärnor, kanel, fuktighetsbeva, rande medel (e422 (ultra-processing marker)), äggpulver, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker), e281), bakpulver (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500), majsstär, kelse, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E281 Sodium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E333 Calcium citrates , E401 Sodium alginate , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
Socker, vetemjöl, margarin (vegetabiliskt fett (palm**, raps, kokos), vatten, salt, emulge - ringsmedel (E471 (vegetabiliskt)), surhetsreglerande medel (E330), naturlig arom, vitamin A), äppelfyll - ning 13% (socker, vatten, glukos - sirap, äpple, förtjockningsmedel (E401, E440), surhetsreglerande medel (E330, E333), kanel, konser - veringsmedel (E202), arom), ägg*, aprikoskärnor, kanel, fuktighetsbeva - rande medel (E422), äggpulver*, konserveringsmedel (E202, E281), bakpulver (E450, E500), majsstär - kelse, glukossirap.
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.
- E401 Sodium alginate 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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 377 cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 258th. 94% of the cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311041085899, 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.