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Is Fresh food Pastasalad Räkor ultra-processed?

450g Sold in Sweden

Pack of Fresh food Pastasalad Räkor

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Marinerad pasta 44%, räkor 13%, sallad 11%, Kokt pasta (durumVETE), sallad, räkor, majs, ÄG tomat, citron, tomatpure, vinäger, rapsolja, kryddor, ÄGGULEpulver, aubergine, solrosolja, konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat), förtjockningsmedel (natriumalginat, xantangummi), maltodextrin

As written on the pack

Marinerad pasta 44%, RÄKOR 13%, sallad 11%. Kokt pasta (durumVETE), sallad, RÄKOR, majs, ÄG tomat, citron, tomatpure, vinäger, rapsolja, kryddor, ÄGGULEpulver, aubergine, solrosolja, konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat), förtjockningsmedel (natriumalginat, xantangummi), maltodextrin.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350018344355, 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.