Is Cook Balls of heaven ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Innehållsförteckning Vatten, ärtprotein, olja (rapsolja), lök, hydroliserat protein, salt (processing marker), kryddor, örter, surhetsreglerande medel (vinsyra), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (metylcellulosa (ultra-processing marker), bearbetad euchemaalg), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (natriumdiacetat, kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), stärkelse (processing marker) (majs, ärta), potatisprotein, karamellpulver, vinäger, naturligt smakämne (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E461 Methyl cellulose
As written on the pack
Innehållsförteckning Vatten, ärtprotein, vegetabilisk olja (rapsolja), lök, hydroliserat vegetabilisk protein, salt, kryddor, örter, surhetsreglerande medel (vinsyra), förtjockningsmedel (metylcellulosa, bearbetad euchemaalg), konserveringsmedel (natriumdiacetat, kaliumsorbat), stärkelse (majs, ärta), potatisprotein, karamellpulver, vinäger, naturligt smakämne.
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.
- E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
- 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.
4 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00126878, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.