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Is City Gross Korvbröd med surdeg ultra-processed?

540 g (8p) Hot dog buns Sold in Sweden

Pack of City Gross Korvbröd med surdeg

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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed hot dog buns

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

Brödmix (vetemjöl, vetegluten, vetemalt, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra, amylas, xylanas)), vatten, durumvetemjöl, socker, rapsolja, vetesurdeg, vatten, mjölmix (vetemjöl, vetegluten, vetemalt, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra, amylas, xylanas)), surdegspulver (surdeg (durumvetemjöl), jäst, vetemjöl, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra), enzymer (vete)), färskhållare (vetemjöl, vetegluten, enzymer), salt

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Brödmix (VETEMJÖL, VETEGLUTEN, VETEMALT, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra, amylas, xylanas)), vatten, DURUMVETEMJÖL, socker, rapsolja, vetesurdeg (vatten, mjölmix (VETEMJÖL, VETEGLUTEN, VETEMALT, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra, amylas, xylanas)), surdegspulver (torkad surdeg (DURUMVETEMJÖL), jäst, VETEMJÖL, mjölbehandlingsmedel askorbinsyra, enzymer (VETE))), färskhållare (VETEMJÖL, VETEGLUTEN, enzymer), salt.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 hot dog buns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 88% of the hot dog buns 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 17 hot dog buns, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 2000903428305, last edited 21 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.