Is Carlströms Falukorv ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Gris, och nötkött 63%, vatten, potatism jöl, fett från gris, koksalt (processing marker), strösocker, Lök, vitpeppar, stabiliseringsmedel (e451 (ultra-processing marker)), koriander, ingefära, muskot, paprika, antioxidationsmedel (e300), jästextrakt, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Libbsticka, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker)), Falukorv 41 % gris, nöt 22%

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

Gris - och nötkött (63 %), vatten, potatism jöl, fett från gris, koksalt, strösocker, Lökpulver, vitpeppar, stabiliseringsmedel (E451), koriander, ingefära, muskot, paprikapulver, antioxidationsmedel (E300), jästextrakt, maltodextrin, Libbsticka, konserveringsmedel (E250), Falukorv 41 % gris, 22 % nöt

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.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350103820030, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.