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Is Eldorado Rökt Kalkon Skivad ultra-processed?

Cooked turkey breast slices Sold in Sweden

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
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed cooked turkey breast slices

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

innehåll ingredienser (Kalkonkött (kalkonbröst)), vatten, salt, potatisstärkelse, maltodextrin, druvsocker, stabiliseringsmedel (e407, e451), antioxidationsmedel (e301, e331), konserveringsmedel (e250), rökarom, Köttmängd 2.5% (Fetthalt)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E331 Sodium citrates , E407 Carrageenan , E451 Triphosphates

As written on the pack

INNEHÅLL INGREDIENSER: Kalkonkött (kalkonbröst 84%), vatten, salt, potatisstärkelse, maltodextrin, druvsocker, stabiliseringsmedel (E407, E451), antioxidationsmedel (E301, E331), konserveringsmedel (E250), rökarom. Köttmängd: 84%. Fetthalt: 2,5%.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.
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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 cooked turkey breast slices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 78% of the cooked turkey breast slices 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 9 cooked turkey breast slices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083433139, 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.
  • 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.