Is Garant tång Caviar ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160a Carotene
E160c Paprika extract
E415 Xanthan gum

17 ingredients
6 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Havstångsextrakt 83%, vatten, salt (processing marker), kryddblandning (naturliga aromer (dill, dragon)), surhetsreglerande medel (e330), stabiliseringsmedel (e415 (ultra-processing marker)), konserveringsmedel (e211, e202 (processing marker)), färgämne (e160c (ultra-processing marker), e160a (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Havstångsextrakt 83%, vatten, salt, kryddblandning ((extrakt av cayenne, peppar, gurkmeja, lagerblad, purjolök), naturliga aromer (dill, dragon)), surhetsreglerande medel (E330), stabiliseringsmedel (E415), konserveringsmedel (E211, E202), färgämne (E160c, E160a)

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083490590, 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.
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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.