Is Eldorado Pärlboll ultra-processed?

210 g Cakes 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:

Flavouring
E150a Plain caramel
E322 Lecithins
E422 Glycerol
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

15 ingredients
6 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed cakes

Carrot Cake Soft Oaty Bars Organic Mamia 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Almond Flour Pancake & Waffle Mix Original Simple Mills 7 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3
Blueberry Muffin Lärabar 5 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Organic Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix Birch Benders 9 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3

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), havregryn, fett (palm, raps), fettreducerat kakaopulver, e422 (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), e281, e322 (ultra-processing marker) (solros), e471 (ultra-processing marker), mockaarom (ultra-processing marker), e330, e150a (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E281 Sodium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Socker, havregryn, vegetabiliskt fett (palm, raps), fettreducerat kakaopulver, stabiliseringsmedel (E422), salt, konserveringsmedel (E281), emulgeringsmedel (E322 (solros), E471), mockaarom, surhetsreglerande medel (E330), färgämne (E150a).

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.

E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 377 cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 156th. 94% of the cakes 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 377 cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311043007493, last edited 18 September 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.