Is Hk Sandwitch med ägg och bacon ultra-processed?

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:

Colour
Dextrose
Emulsifier
Glucose
Gluten
Thickener
and 5 more

53 ingredients
10 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bröd (processing marker) (vetemjöl, vatten, vetemalt, rågmjöl, vetekli, jäst, salt (processing marker), vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), kornmaltmjöl, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker)), växtolja (rybs, och palmolja), majs), ägg 24% (ägg, rybsolja), majonäs (processing marker) (rybsolja, vatten socker, vitvinsvinäger, senap (vatten, senapsfrö socker, vinäger, rybsolja, salt (processing marker), färg (ultra-processing marker), sockerkulör), kryddor (chili), äggulepulver, salt (processing marker), modifierad majsstärkelse (processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra)), svartpeppararom, bacon 13% (finskt griskött, joderat salt (processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e451 (ultra-processing marker)), dextros (ultra-processing marker), antioxidationsmedel), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e211, kaliumsorbat (processing marker), e250 (processing marker))

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E451 Triphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E415 Xanthan gum.

As written on the pack

Bröd (vetemjöl, vatten, vetemaltflingor, rågmjöl, vetekli, jäst, salt, vetegluten, kornmaltmjöl, emulgeringsmedel (E472e, E471), växtolja (rybs - och palmolja), majs), stekt ägg 24 % (ägg, rybsolja), majonäs (rybsolja, vatten socker, vitvinsvinäger, senap [vatten, senapsfrö socker, vinäger, rybsolja, salt, färg [sockerkulör]] kryddor [chili], äggulepulver, salt, modifierad majsstärkelse, förtjockningsmedel [xantangummi], surhetsreglerande medel [citronsyra), svartpeppararom), bacon 13 % (finskt griskött, joderat salt, stabiliseringsmedel (E450, E451), dextros, antioxidationsmedel [E301]), konserveringsmedel (E211, kaliumsorbat, E250).

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

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.
E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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