Is Dan Sukker Brun farin strö ultra-processed?

500 g Brown sugars Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Maltodextrin

5 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed brown sugars

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

Socker, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), rörsocker, potatisstärkelse (Maltodextrin är en stärkelseprodukt som gör att farinet inte klumpar sig)

As written on the pack

Socker, maltodextrin, rörsockersirap och potatisstärkelse. (Maltodextrin är en stärkelseprodukt som gör att farinet inte klumpar sig.)

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 brown sugars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 18% of the brown sugars 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 11 brown sugars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310340114033, 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.