Is Hägges Kladdkaka ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed chocolate cakes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Socker (processing marker), ägg, vetemjöl, rapsolja, fettreducerat kakaopulver, fuktighetsbevarande medel (ultra-processing marker) (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), modifierad stärkelse (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker), e281), emulgeringsmedel e471 (e471 (ultra-processing marker)), arom (ultra-processing marker), bakpulver e503
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E202 Potassium sorbate , E281 Sodium propionate , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Socker, ägg, vetemjöl, rapsolja, fettreducerat kakaopulver, fuktighetsbevarande medel glycerol, glukossirap, modifierad stärkelse, salt, konserveringsmedel (E202, E281), emulgeringsmedel E471 vegetabiliskt (E471), arom, bakpulver E503.
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
6 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 67 chocolate cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 97% of the chocolate cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7313981025065, 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.