Is Carlshamn Smörgås ultra-processed?

400 g Vegetable fats 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:

Flavouring
E160a Carotene
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

12 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetable fats

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

Rapsolja 48%, vatten, vegetabiliska fetter (SG-palm, kokos), e471 (ultra-processing marker), e472c av fett, salt 0.7%, aromämne (ultra-processing marker), A, och D2-vitamin, betakaroten (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Rapsolja (48%), vatten, vegetabiliska fetter (SG-palm** och kokos), emulgeringsmedel (E471 och E472c av vegetabiliskt fett), salt (0,7 %), aromämne, A - och D2-vitamin, färgämne (betakaroten). Fetthalt 70 %

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E472c Citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 626 vegetable fats

From least to most processed, this one ranks 560th. 35% of the vegetable fats 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 626 vegetable fats, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6438207011811, last edited 3 October 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.