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Is Frödinge Äppelpaj ultra-processed?

400g Sweet pies Sold in Sweden

Pack of Frödinge Äppelpaj

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sweet pies

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

Äpple 41%, vetemjöl, socker, fett (shea, kokos), ägg, vatten, äppeljuice, salt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, bakpulver (hjorthornssalt), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, kalciumcitrater), förtjockningsmedel (pektin)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E333 Calcium citrates , E440a Pectin , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Äpple (41%), vetemjöl, socker, vegetabiliskt fett (shea, kokos), ägg, vatten, koncentrerad äppeljuice, salt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, bakpulver (hjorthornssalt), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, kalciumcitrater), förtjockningsmedel (pektin).

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.

  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 sweet pies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 95% of the sweet 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 38 sweet pies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310890201030, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.