Is Fazer Råg-Eko ultra-processed?

300g Breads 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:

Gluten

18 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed breads

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

Mjöl (av råg, vete** av vete, vete), vatten, surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl**1 12%, rågflingor, krossade rågkärnor**2, malt av korn, råg**2, socker (processing marker), vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), jäst, havssalt (processing marker), potatisflingor, vinäger, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Mjöl (fullkorn av råg***, vete** fullkorn av vete***, fermenterat vete*), vatten, surdeg av fullkornsrågmjöl**1 12 %, rågflingor, krossade rågkärnor**2, malt av korn** och råg**2, socker**, vetegluten*, jäst¹, havssalt, potatisflingor**, vinäger*, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra).

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 960th. 71% of the breads 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7314873007008, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.