Is crem caramel ultra-processed?

70 g 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:

Colour
Flavouring
Gelling agent
Glucose
Glucose syrup
E150 Caramel
and 4 more

16 ingredients
5 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

crème caramel mix (sugar (processing marker)), corn starch (processing marker), gelling agent (ultra-processing marker) (carrageenan (ultra-processing marker)), colouring (ultra-processing marker) (b-carotene), flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (vanillin, caramel topping), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), colourings (ultra-processing marker) (caustic sulphite caramel (ultra-processing marker)), sulphite ammonia caramel (ultra-processing marker), flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (caramel)

Additives: E150 Caramel , E150b Caustic sulphite caramel , E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E160a Carotene , E407 Carrageenan

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E160a Carotene.

As written on the pack

CRÈME CARAMEL MIX: sugar, corn starch, gelling agent: carrageenan, colouring: b-carotene, flavouring: vanillin. CARAMEL TOPPING: glucose syrup, colourings: caustic sulphite caramel, sulphite ammonia caramel, flavouring: caramel.

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.

E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E150b Caustic sulphite caramel Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5201002066697, 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.
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