Is Axfood Garant Cottage Cheese Naturell ultra-processed?

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mjölk, grädde, salt (processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker)), syrningskultur, ystenzym

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate

As written on the pack

Mjölk, grädde, salt, konserveringsmedel (E202), syrningskultur, ystenzym.

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

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

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.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 13% of the plain cottage cheeses 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083444821, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.