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Is Culinea Salmon Lasagne ultra-processed?

350 g Frozen lasagne Sold in Sweden and France

Pack of Culinea Salmon Lasagne

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed frozen lasagne

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

Vatten, glutenfria lasagneplattor 15.4% (majsmjöl, rismjöl), lax 14%, spenat 7.1%, grädde 4.3%, riven emmentalerost 2.8% (mjölk, salt, syrakulturer, ystenzym, klumpförebyggande medel (potatisstärkelse)), solrosolja, skummjölkspulver, modifierad potatisstärkelse, lök, citron, selleri, salt, majsstärkelse, koncentrerad tomatpuré, vitt vin, smör, gräslök, vitpeppar, cayennepeppar, muskotnöt, muskotblomma

As written on the pack

Vatten, glutenfria lasagneplattor 15,4% (majsmjöl, rismjöl), lax 14%, spenat 7,1%, grädde 4,3%, riven emmentalerost 2,8% (mjölk, salt, syrakulturer, ystenzym, klumpförebyggande medel (potatisstärkelse)), solrosolja, skummjölkspulver, modifierad potatisstärkelse, tärnad lök, citronpuré, selleri, salt, majsstärkelse, koncentrerad tomatpuré, vitt vin (innehåller sulfiter), smör, gräslök, malen vitpeppar, cayennepeppar, muskotnöt, muskotblomma.

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.

  • 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 frozen lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 89% of the frozen lasagne 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 19 frozen lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20774950, last edited 24 March 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.