Is Blå Band Västkustsoppa kala-äyruäuskeitto ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 39 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, hvetemel, palmft, majsstärkelse (processing marker), maisstivelse, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), torsk 4.8%, tomat, arom (ultra-processing marker) (innehäller selleri, mjölk, melk), laktos (ultra-processing marker), laktose, lõk, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e451 (ultra-processing marker)), sojalecitin, soya lecitin, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), melkeprotein, crème fraîche, räkor, reker 1.6%, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), tapiokastärkelse (processing marker), tapiokastivelse, röd paprika, purjolök, purre, hummer, skummjölkspulver (processing marker), skummetmelkpulver, krabbextrakt, persilja, persille, syra (citronsyra)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl/hvetemel (gluten), palmft, majsstärkelse/maisstivelse, glukossirap, salt, torsk 4,8 %, tomat, arom (innehäller selleri och mjölk/melk), laktos/laktose, lõk, emulgeringsmedel: E 451, sojalecitin/soya lecitin, mjölkprotein/ melkeprotein, crème fraîche, malda räkor/reker 1,6 %, maltodextrin, tapiokastärkelse/tapiokastivelse, röd paprika, purjolök/purre, hummerextrakt, skummjölkspulver/skummetmelkpulver, krabbextrakt, persilja/persille, syra: citronsyra.
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.
- 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.
- 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 40th. 84% of the dehydrated soups here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7322550031925, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.