Is Felix Ostpaj med västerbottenost ultra-processed?

Frozen pizzas and pies 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:

Rapeseed oil

27 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed frozen pizzas and pies

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Billys Pan Pizza Veggie Billys 16 ingredients · no 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

pajdeg (VETEmjöl), smör (processing marker), fett (rapsolja (ultra-processing marker), rapsfett (ultra-processing marker)), vatten, salt (processing marker), bakpulver (hjorthornssalt), %, fyllning, västerbottens, ost® (processing marker), ÄGG, OST (processing marker), brynt lök (lök, rapsolja (ultra-processing marker)), vatten, grädde, stärkelse (processing marker), persilja, salt (processing marker), svartpepparextrakt, Till en paj har 15% VästerbottensostⓇ och 5% stekt lök använts, VästerbottensostⓇ är ett av Norrmejerier registrerat varumärke

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

PAJDEG: VETEmjöl, SMÖR, vegetabiliskt fett (rapsolja, fullhärdat rapsfett), vatten, salt, bakpulver (hjorthornssalt). %. FYLLNING: MJÖLK, VÄSTERBOTTENS - OST®, ÄGG, OST, brynt lök (lök, rapsolja), vatten, GRÄDDE, stärkelse, persilja, salt, svartpepparextrakt. Till en paj har 15% VästerbottensostⓇ och 5% stekt lök använts. VästerbottensostⓇ är ett av Norrmejerier registrerat varumärke.

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.

Rapeseed oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

4 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.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 233 frozen pizzas and pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 85% of the frozen pizzas and pies 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 233 frozen pizzas and pies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350126088790, last edited 12 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.