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Is Garant Vegansk bea ultra-processed?

200 ml Vegan sauces Sold in Sweden

Pack of Garant Vegansk bea

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed vegan sauces

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

Rapsolja 65%, vatten, äppelcidervinäger, dragon 1.3%, dragonvinäger 1.1%, salt, ärtprotein, socker, e415, körvel, lökpulver, vitpeppar, karotener, svartpeppar, chili, naturlig arom, e202

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rapsolja 65%, vatten, äppelcidervinäger, dragon 1,3%, dragonvinäger 1,1%, salt, ärtprotein, socker, förtjockningsmedel (E415), körvel, lökpulver, vitpeppar, färgämne (karotener), svartpeppar, chili, naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (E202).

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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 vegan sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 86% of the vegan sauces 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 36 vegan sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340083475719, last edited 2 October 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.