Is HK Popsi Mini Corndog ultra-processed?

200 g Sold in Aland Islands and Finland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Flavouring
Glucose
E326 Potassium lactate

29 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Kött (gris, nöt), skorpmjöl (majs, ris, potatis), vatten, modifierad majsstärkelse (processing marker), mineralsalt (natriumklorid, kaliumklorid), rypsolja, dextros (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (e262, e326 (ultra-processing marker)), kryddor (bland annat koriander, chili, vitpeppar, svartpeppar, kryddpeppar, muskot, vitlök), örter (rosmarin, timjan), aromer (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E326 Potassium lactate

As written on the pack

Kött (gris, nöt), skorpmjöl (majs, ris, potatis), vatten, modifierad majsstärkelse, mineralsalt (natriumklorid, kaliumklorid), rypsolja, dextros, surhetsreglerande medel (E262, E326), kryddor (bl. a. koriander, chili, vitpeppar, svartpeppar, kryddpeppar, muskot, vitlök), örter (rosmarin, timjan), 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.

E326 Potassium lactate Antioxidants are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes.
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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6409100058111, last edited 29 April 2023), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.