Is Coop Dulce de Leche ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Skummjölk, vassleproteinkoncentrat (ultra-processing marker), vatten, socker (processing marker), söt kondenserad mjölk, glukosfruktossirap (ultra-processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), kokosfett (processing marker), söt kondenserad skummjölk, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e471 (ultra-processing marker), e322av soja), kakaosmör (processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (e150c, e160c (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (e407 (ultra-processing marker), e410 (ultra-processing marker), e412 (ultra-processing marker)), helmjölkspulver (processing marker), kokosfett (processing marker) (helt härdat), arom (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), laktos (ultra-processing marker), smör (processing marker), kakaomassa, naturlig vaniljarom (ultra-processing marker), smörfett, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E160c Paprika extract , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Skummjölk, vassleproteinkoncentrat (mjölk), vatten, socker, söt kondenserad mjölk, glukosfruktossirap, glukossirap, kokosfett, söt kondenserad skummjölk, emulgeringsmedel (E 471 vegetabiliskt, E 322 av soja), kakaosmör, färgämne (E 150c, E 160c), stabiliseringsmedel (E 407, E 410, E 412), helmjölkspulver, kokosfett (helt härdat), arom, salt, laktos, smör, kakaomassa, naturlig vaniljarom, smörfett, naturlig arom.
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.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Concentrated whey protein An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
6 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.
- Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 147 ice cream tubs
From least to most processed, this one ranks 144th. 90% of the ice cream tubs here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011301462, 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.