Is Culinea Pyttipanna ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potatis 62%, lök 13%, nötkött 11%, fläskkött 10%, solrosolja (processing marker), salt (processing marker), kryddor, druvsocker (ultra-processing marker), potatismjöl, fläskprotein, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (trifosfater (ultra-processing marker), bearbetad eucheumaalg (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidationsmedel (natriumaskorbat), naturliga aromer (ultra-processing marker), rökarom (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (natriumnitrit (processing marker)), jästextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumacetater), socker (processing marker), örtkryddor, arom (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E262 Sodium acetates , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
Potatis 62 %, lök 13 %, nötkött 11 %, fläskkött 10 %, solrosolja, salt, kryddor, druvsocker, potatismjöl, fläskprotein, glukossirap, stabiliseringsmedel (trifosfater, bearbetad eucheumaalg), antioxidationsmedel (natriumaskorbat), naturliga aromer, rökarom, konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit), jästextrakt, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumacetater), socker, örtkryddor, arom, maltodextrin.
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.
- E407a Processed eucheuma seaweed A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.
- E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 350 microwave meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 317th. 72% of the microwave meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20481759, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.