Is Guldfisken Kök Lax med Gratäng och Västerbottensost ultra-processed?

0.420 kg Refrigerated meals Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E407 Carrageenan

45 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score C

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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

Potatisgratäng 63.1%, skivad potatis (konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e223), natriumdisulfit), grädde (grädde, stabiliseringsmedel (e407 (ultra-processing marker))), kryddor, stekt regnbågslax 29.8%, regnbågslax, västerbottensost (processing marker) (mjölk, salt (processing marker), mjölksyrakultur, löpe, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker), e251 (processing marker))), vatten, rapsolja, tomatpure (tomatpuré, salt (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), citronpeppar (salt (processing marker), svartpeppar, antioxidationsmedel (e330), lök, paprika, krydda, socker (processing marker), selleri, arom (ultra-processing marker)), vitlök (vitlök 95.5%, salt (processing marker), antioxidationsmedel (e330)), timjan, lagerblad, sockerärtor

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E251 Sodium nitrate , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

Potatisgratäng 63.1% (skivad potatis (konserveringsmedel (E223), natriumdisulfit), grädde (grädde, stabiliseringsmedel (E407)), kryddor), stekt regnbågslax 29.8% (regnbågslax, västerbottensost (mjölk, salt, mjölksyrakultur, löpe, konserveringsmedel (E202, E251)), vatten, rapsolja, tomatpure (tomatpuré, salt), salt, citronpeppar (salt, svartpeppar, antioxidationsmedel (E330), lök, paprika, krydda, socker, selleri, arom), vitlök (vitlök 95.5%, salt, antioxidationsmedel (E330)), timjan, lagerblad), sockerärtor.

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.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

7 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.
E251 Sodium nitrate 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.
Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 refrigerated meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 61% of the refrigerated meals 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 44 refrigerated meals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7330633000799, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.