Is Coop Jordgubbs- och rabarbersylt ultra-processed?

340 g Mixed fruit jams Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gelling agent
E440 Pectins

17 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed fruit jams

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

Frukt (jordgubbar, rabarber), rörsocker (processing marker), vatten, citronsaft", geleringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e440 (ultra-processing marker), pektin (ultra-processing marker)), surhetsreglerande medel (e333, trikalciumcitrat), ", märkningen verifieras av KIWA, Rörsocker (processing marker) (handlat i enlighet med Fairtrade-kriterierna), totalt 40%

Additives: E333 Calcium citrates , E333iii Tricalcium citrate , E440 Pectins , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

Frukt (jordgubbar* (Polen), rabarber (Polen)), rörsocker*, vatten, citronsaft", geleringsmedel (E 440, pektin), surhetsreglerande medel (E 333, trikalciumcitrat). "KRAV-ekologisk ingrediens. KRAV-märkningen verifieras av KIWA. Fruktmängd 50 g per 100g. Rörsocker: handlat i enlighet med Fairtrade-kriterierna, totalt 40%

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 mixed fruit jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 94% of the mixed fruit jams 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 16 mixed fruit jams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011471790, 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.