Is Axfood Frischgold Matbas ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Emulsifier
- Maltodextrin
- Modified starch
- Palm oil
- E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate
- and 4 more
- 24 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vatten, fettfri mjölk, rapsolja, palmolja (ultra-processing marker) (palm, shea (processing marker), och palmkärnsolja), modifierad tapiokastärkelse (ultra-processing marker) (e1450 (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliserings, och emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e1442 (ultra-processing marker), e412 (ultra-processing marker), e472e (ultra-processing marker)), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (e331), stabiliseringsmedel (e412 (ultra-processing marker)), gräddarom, färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (e160a (ultra-processing marker)), laktasenzym
Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate , E160a Carotene , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Vatten, fettfri mjölk, rapsolja, delvis härdad palmolja (palm, shea - och palmkärnsolja), modifierad tapiokastärkelse (E1450), stabiliserings - och emulgeringsmedel (E1442, E412, E472e), maltodextrin, socker, surhetsreglerande medel (E331), stabiliseringsmedel (E412), gräddarom, färgämne (E160a), laktasenzym.
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.
- E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
- E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Palm oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
3 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.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7611612180030, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.