Is Bob Äppelmos Original ultra-processed?

730 g Applesauces Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Thickener
E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate

12 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed applesauces

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Äpple, vatten, socker (processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (pektin, e1442 (ultra-processing marker)), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

Äpple, vatten, socker, förtjockningsmedel (pektin och E 1442), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra),

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.

E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

3 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 applesauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 33% of the applesauces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 36 applesauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310090301660, 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.