Is Dahls Engelsk Fruktkaka 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 E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Socker (processing marker), vetemjöl, olja (palm, kokos, raps), ägg, körsbär, fikon, russin, valnöt, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker) (brandy), apelsinskal, vatten, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), citron, arom (ultra-processing marker), vitaminer, vitamin A, vitamin D, e120 (ultra-processing marker), e127 (ultra-processing marker), e202 (processing marker), e220, e330
Additives: E120 Cochineal , E127 Erythrosine , E202 Potassium sorbate , E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Socker, vetemjöl, vegetabilisk olja (palm, kokos, raps), ägg, körsbär, fikon, russin, valnöt, naturlig arom (brandy), apelsinskal, vatten, glukossirap, salt, citron, arom, vitamin A och D, färgämne (E120, E127), konserveringsmedel (E202, E220), surhetsreglerande medel (E330).
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.
- E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
- E127 Erythrosine Erythrosine is a synthetic red dye (FD&C Red No. 3 in the US).
- 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.
4 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 377 cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 155th. 94% of the cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350029735142, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.