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Is Dafgårds Lax & Räkpaj ultra-processed?

240 g Frozen pies Sold in Sweden

Pack of Dafgårds Lax & Räkpaj

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed frozen pies

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

vetemjöl, mjölk, smör, LAX 11% (Salmo salar), räkor 9.5% (Pandalus Borealis), ÄGG, spenat, grädde, crème fraiche, lök, OST 4%, durumvetemjöl, modifierad VETESTÄRKELSE, dill, citronsaft, salt, kryddor

As written on the pack

VETEMJÖL, MJÖLK, SMÖR, LAX* (11 %) (Salmo salar), RÄKOR**(9,5 %) (Pandalus Borealis), ÄGG, spenat, GRÄDDE, CRÈME FRAICHE, lök, OST(4 %), DURUMVETEMJÖL, modifierad VETESTÄRKELSE, dill, citronsaft, salt, kryddor.

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.
5 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 frozen pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 90% of the frozen pies 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 20 frozen pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310960027287, 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.