Is Chef Select Pastasallad Räkor ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 85 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pasta 24% (durumvete, vatten, rapsolja), räkor 17%, oregonräkor, vatten, salt (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, L (+), vinsyra, natriumcitrater), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (natriumbensoat, kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (cellulosagummi (ultra-processing marker)), isbergssallad, caesardressing, vatten, rapsolja, vinäger, äggula, socker (processing marker), Grana Padano -ost (mjölk, salt (processing marker), löpe, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (lysozym av ägg)), sill, salt (processing marker), senapsfrön, vitlök, ättika, svartpeppar, kryddor, cayennepeppar, kryddextrakt, arom (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker), kaliumdisulfit), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (xantangummi (ultra-processing marker)), flingor av Grana Padano -ost 12.5% (mjölk, salt (processing marker), löpe, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (lysozym av ägg), frisésallad, rosésallad, sockerärter, rapsolja, vitvinsvinäger (vitvinsvinäger, antioxidationsmedel (kaliumdisulfit)), persilja, vitlök, kryddberedning (lök, paprika, persilja, vitlök, oregano, basilika, timjan, dragon, svartpeppar, mejram, rapsolja), salt (processing marker), citronberedning, citronjuice, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumdisulfit), citronolja), vitpeppar, Från utehöns, =, Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
24% pasta (durumvete, vatten, rapsolja), 17% räkor (oregonräkor, vatten, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, L(+)-vinsyra, natriumcitrater), konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat, kaliumsorbat), stabiliseringsmedel (cellulosagummi)], isbergssallad, caesardressing (vatten, rapsolja, vinäger, äggula*, socker, Grana Padano SUB**-ost (opastöriserad mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel: lysozym av ägg), sill, salt, senapsfrön, vitlök, ättika, svartpeppar, kryddor, cayennepeppar, kryddextrakt, arom, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat, kaliumdisulfit), förtjockningsmedel (xantangummi)], 12,5% flingor av Grana Padano SUB**-ost (opastöriserad mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozym av ägg)], frisésallad, rosésallad, sockerärter, rapsolja, vitvinsvinäger [vitvinsvinäger, antioxidationsmedel (kaliumdisulfit)], persilja, vitlök, kryddberedning (lök, paprika, persilja, vitlök, oregano, basilika, timjan, dragon, svartpeppar, mejram, rapsolja), salt, citronberedning [koncentrerad citronjuice, konserveringsmedel (kaliumdisulfit), citronolja), vitpeppar). *Från utehöns. **SUB = Skyddad ursprungsbeteckning. Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär.
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.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
5 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 42 pasta salads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 60% of the pasta salads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619115231, 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.