Is Blå Band Béarnaise ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 32 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Modifierad stärkselse, modificeret stivelse, palmfett, skummjölkspulver (processing marker), skummetmaælks, pulver, laktos (ultra-processing marker), lactose, salt (processing marker), lök, arom (ultra-processing marker), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker), emulgator (ultra-processing marker) (e451 (ultra-processing marker)), sojalecitin, soya lecithin, arom (ultra-processing marker), mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), mælkeprotein, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), jästextrakt, gærekstrakt, persilja 0.7%, gurkmeja, äggulepulver, æggeblommepulver 0.6%, dragon, estragon 0.3%, färgämne (ultra-processing marker), farve (e150c), anti for kvalitet
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
Modifierad stärkselse/modificeret stivelse, palmfett, skummjölkspulver/skummetmaælks - pulver, laktos/lactose, salt, lök, arom, emulgeringsmedel/emulgator: E451, sojalecitin/soya lecithin, arom, mjölkprotein/mælkeprotein, maltodextrin, jästextrakt/gærekstrakt, persilja 0,7 %, gurkmeja, äggulepulver/ æggeblommepulver 0,6 %, dragon/ estragon 0,3 %, färgämne/farve: E150c, ANTI FOR KVALITET
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.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- E451 Triphosphates 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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
2 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 26 Béarnaise sauce
From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 100% of the Béarnaise sauce here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7322550092001, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.