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Is Göteborgs kex Ballerina Mörk Choko ultra-processed?

205g Shortbread cookies Sold in Sweden

Pack of Göteborgs kex Ballerina Mörk Choko

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed shortbread cookies

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

Vetemjöl, hvedemel, kakaofyllning 35% (fulhärdat kokosfett, socker, fettreducerat kakaopulver 11%, vasslepulver, vallepulver från mjölk, mælk, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom, salt), socker, solrosolja, solsikkeolie, vetestärkelse, hvedestivelse, fettreducerat kakaopulver 3.4%, invertsocker, bakpulver, hævemiddel (hjorthornssalt e503, natriumbikarbonat), salt, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom, kornmalt, bygmalt, Kan innehálla spår av hasselnötter, hasselnødder, För mer info se ra.org, 7 0.8%

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl/hvedemel, kakaofyllning 35 % (fulhärdat kokosfett, socker, fettreducerat kakaopulver' 11 %, vasslepulver/vallepulver från mjölk/mælk, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom, salt), socker, solrosolja/solsikkeolie, vetestärkelse/hvedestivelse, fettreducerat kakaopulver' 3,4 %, invertsocker, bakpulver/hævemiddel (hjorthornssalt E503, natriumbikarbonat), salt, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom, kornmalt/bygmalt. Kan innehálla spår av hasselnötter/hasselnødder. Rainforest Alliance Certified. För mer info se ra.org. 3,7g 2,2g 8,9 g 4,7g <0,5 g 0,8g 7 0,09 g

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.

  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • 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.
5 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 oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 87 shortbread cookies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 77th. 45% of the shortbread cookies 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 87 shortbread cookies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310520009470, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.