Is ICA Basic Mjuk pepparkaka ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed gingerbreads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, socker (processing marker), rapsolja, ägg, vatten, glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), fuktighetsbevarande medel (ultra-processing marker) (e422 (ultra-processing marker), e420 (ultra-processing marker), enzym (amylas)), kärnmjölkspulver, vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker), invertsockersirap (ultra-processing marker), kryddor (nejlika, kardemumma, kanel, ingefära), havremjöl, vassleprotein (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), bakpulver (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e281)
Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E281 Sodium propionate , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl, socker, rapsolja, ägg, vatten, glukossirap, fuktighetsbevarande medel (E422, E420, enzym (amylas)), kärnmjölkspulver, vasslepulver, invertsockersirap, kryddor (nejlika, kardemumma, kanel, ingefära), havremjöl, vassleprotein, salt, bakpulver (E450, E500), konserveringsmedel (E281).
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.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- 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.
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.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 20 gingerbreads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 55% of the gingerbreads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690097624, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.