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Is Herrljunga Cider AB Cider Original ultra-processed?

1 l Sodas Sold in Sweden

Pack of Herrljunga Cider AB Cider Original

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed carbonated drinks

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

Kolsyrat vatten, jäst, ojäst äppel, och päronjuice (äpple, päron), socker, äppelarom, syra (äppelsyra), konserveringsmedel (e202, e224), Innehåller 26% juice, tillsatt socker

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E296 Malic acid

As written on the pack

Kolsyrat vatten, jäst och ojäst äppel - och päronjuice (25,5% äpple och 0.5% päron) (ursprung: EU), socker, äppelarom, syra (äppelsyra), konserveringsmedel (E202, E224*). *Innehåller sulfit. Innehåller 26% juice och tillsatt socker 6g/100ml

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • 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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Ciders Products in the category "Ciders" are at least group 3.
  • Sodas Products in the category "Sodas" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 612 sodas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 94% of the sodas 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 612 sodas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7312720021238, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.