Is Coop Gravad Lax ultra-processed?

Salmons Sold in Sweden and Italy

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E325 Sodium lactate

10 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed salmons

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

Lax 94% (Salmo salor), salt (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (e325 (ultra-processing marker)), socker (processing marker), dill, vitpeppar, Gravad, Lax odlad i Norge

Additives: E325 Sodium lactate

As written on the pack

Lax (Salmo salor) 94%, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (E 325), socker, torkad dill, vitpeppar. Gravad. Lax odlad i Norge.

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.

E325 Sodium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 113 salmons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 96th. 25% of the salmons 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 113 salmons, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011461128, last edited 30 March 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.