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Is Beetroot salad ultra-processed?

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Pack of Beetroot salad

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Rödbetor 65%, majonnäs, rapsolja, vatten, äggula, senapsfrön, vinättika, socker, salt, chili, stabiliseringsmedel (xantangummi), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), l, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), Från frigående höns inomhus

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rödbetor 65 %, majonnäs [rapsolja, vatten, äggula*, senapsfrön, vinättika, socker, salt, chili, stabiliseringsmedel (xantangummi), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra)l, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, natriumbensoat), *Från frigående höns inomhus,

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20387402, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.