Is Crème Bonjour Pepparrot ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
kärnmjölk, kærnemælk 45%, vatten, vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker) 20% (kokos, raps), skumMJÖLKspulver (processing marker), skummetMÆLKspulver, pepparrot 5%, salt (processing marker), modifierad stärkelse (ultra-processing marker), socker (processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (fruktkärnmjöl, karragenan (ultra-processing marker)), syra (mjölksyra), lök, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), smakämnen (ultra-processing marker) (mælk), krydda, antioxidationsmedel (natriumdisulfit), laktasenzym
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E407 Carrageenan
As written on the pack
KÄRNMJÖLK/KÆRNEMÆLK (45%), vatten, vegetabiliska oljor (20%) (kokos, raps), skumMJÖLKspulver/skummetMÆLKspulver, pepparrot (5,0 %), salt, modifierad stärkelse, socker, förtjockningsmedel (fruktkärnmjöl, karragenan), syra (mjölksyra), lök, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat), smakämnen (innehåller MJÖLK/MÆLK), krydda, antioxidationsmedel (NATRIUMDISULFIT), laktasenzym.
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
8 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 112 cheese spreads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 78% of the cheese spreads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8719200066755, 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.