Is Björnekulla Syltlök i ättikslag ultra-processed?

460g Sold in Sweden

Pack of Björnekulla Syltlök i ättikslag

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
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Syltlök, vatten, socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker), ättika, natriumbensoat, natriumvätesulfit

Additives: E211 Sodium benzoate , E222 Sodium bisulphite

As written on the pack

Syltlök, vatten, socker, salt, ättika, konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat), antioxidant (natriumvätesulfit).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7317661233184, last edited 21 August 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.