Is gräddkola ultra-processed?

130g

Pack of gräddkola

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
  • No additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

socker (processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), sockrad kondenserad mjölk, kakaosmör (processing marker), vegetabiliska fetter (processing marker) (raps, kokos), kakaomassa, vasselpulver, mjölk, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker), E14, sojalecatin, salt (processing marker), ytbehandlinfsmeder (gummi), aromer (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

socker,glukossirap,sockrad kondenserad mjölk , kakaosmör, vegetabiliska fetter, (raps,kokos) kakaomassa, vasselpulver, mjölk , emulgeringsmedel, ( E14, sojalecatin ,salt ,ytbehandlinfsmeder, ( gummi) , aromer

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310350130702, last edited 5 September 2020), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.