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Is Coop Lingon sylt ultra-processed?

340 g Lingonberries jams Sold in Sweden

Pack of Coop Lingon sylt

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed berry 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

Lingon, rörsocker, vatten, geleringsmedel (e440, pektin), surhetsreglerande medel (e333, trikalciumcitrat), märkningen verifieras av KIWA, Rörsocker (handlat i enlighet med Fairtrade-kriterierna), totalt 40%

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

As written on the pack

Lingon* (Kina, Sverige), rörsocker*, vatten, geleringsmedel (E 440, pektin), surhetsreglerande medel (E 333, trikalciumcitrat). *KRAV-ekologisk ingrediens. KRAV-märkningen verifieras av KIWA. Fruktmängd: 55 g per 100 g. 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 11 lingonberries jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 91% of the lingonberries 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 11 lingonberries jams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011471752, 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.