Is Blå Band Sparris parsa ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, hvetemel, majsstärkelse (processing marker), maisstivelse, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), palmfett, sparris, asparges 9.4%, salt (processing marker), gräddpulver, fløtepulver, laktos (ultra-processing marker), laktose, lök, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), melkeprotein, arom (ultra-processing marker), jästextrakt, gjærekstrak, skummjölkspulver (processing marker), skummetmelkpulver, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e451 (ultra-processing marker)), sojalecitin, soya lecitin, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (e160a (ultra-processing marker)), e101 (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E160a Carotene , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl/hvetemel (gluten), majsstärkelse/maisstivelse, glukossirap, palmfett, sparris/asparges 9,4 %, salt, gräddpulver/fløtepulver, laktos/laktose, lök, mjölkprotein/melkeprotein, arom, jästextrakt/gjærekstrak, skummjölkspulver/skummetmelkpulver, emulgeringsmedel: E 451, sojalecitin/soya lecitin, maltodextrin, färgämne: E 160a, E 101.
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.
- E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- 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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- 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.
4 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 55 dehydrated soups
From least to most processed, this one ranks 51st. 84% of the dehydrated soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7322550031796, last edited 19 February 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.