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Is Friggs Majskakor Ost ultra-processed?

125 g Puffed corn cakes Sold in Sweden

Pack of Friggs Majskakor Ost

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed puffed corn cakes

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

Majs 78%, rapsolja, kryddblandning (vasslepulver (från mjölk), ostpulver, salt, arom, surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra, kalciumlaktat), kryddextrakt, färgämne (paprikaoleoresin))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate

As written on the pack

Majs 78%, rapsolja, kryddblandning (vasslepulver (från mjölk), ostpulver, salt, arom, surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra, kalciumlaktat), kryddextrakt, färgämne (paprikaoleoresin)),

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 puffed corn cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 39% of the puffed corn 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 23 puffed corn cakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350028545094, last edited 7 June 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.