Is Den Gamle Fabrik Skogsbär marmelad ultra-processed?

Berry jams 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:

Thickener

13 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed berry jams

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 (processing marker), frukt (jordgubbar 11%, hallon 8.5%, björnbär 8.5%, blåbär 7%), vatten, förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (pektin), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker))

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E440a Pectin

As written on the pack

Socker, frukt (11% jordgubbar, 8,5% hallon, 8,5% björnbär, 7% blåbär), vatten, förtjockningsmedel (pektin), syra (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat).

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.

Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

3 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.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 207 berry jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 92nd. 93% of the berry jams 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 207 berry jams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5701211013029, 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.