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Is ICA Caesar Kyckling ultra-processed?

300 g Wraps Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Caesar Kyckling

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 69 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed wraps

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

Caesarblandning 52%, caesardressing, färskost (skummjölk, grädde, salt, mjölksyrakultur), majonnäs (rapsolja, vatten, ägg, socker, gult senapsfrö, ättika, salt, kryddor, konserveringsmedel (e202), surhetsreglerande medel (e270, e330), stabiliseringsmedel (e412, e415)), sardeller (sardeller, solrosolja, salt), vitlök, kikärtor (kikärtor, vatten, salt, naturliga aromer), kyckling 13% (kycklinglårfilé, potatisstärkelse, salt, druvsocker, svartpepparextrakt, kycklingbuljong), blomkål, bacon, sidfläsk, salt, druvsocker, antioxidationsmedel (e301, e331), rosmarinextrakt, konserveringsmedel (e250), grönkål, Grana Padano (komjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozyme från ägg)), joderat salt, pitabröd 28% (vetemjöl, torrjäst, socker, salt, emulgeringsmedel (e471)), isbergssallad 13%, romansallad 7%

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E270 Lactic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Caesarblandning 52 % (caesardressing (färskost (skummjölk, grädde, salt, mjölksyrakultur), majonnäs (rapsolja, vatten, ägg, socker, gult senapsfrö, ättika, salt, kryddor, konserveringsmedel (E202), surhetsreglerande medel (E270, E330), stabiliseringsmedel (E412, E415)), sardeller (sardeller, solrosolja, salt), vitlök), kikärtor (kikärtor, vatten, salt, naturliga aromer), kyckling 13 % (kycklinglårfilé, potatisstärkelse, salt, druvsocker, svartpepparextrakt, kycklingbuljong), blomkål, bacon (sidfläsk, salt, druvsocker, antioxidationsmedel (E301, E331), rosmarinextrakt, konserveringsmedel (E250), grönkål, Grana Padano (opastöriserad komjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozyme från ägg)), joderat salt), pitabröd 28 % (vetemjöl, torrjäst, socker, salt, emulgeringsmedel (E471)), isbergssallad 13 %, romansallad 7 %.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
11 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 92% of the wraps 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 89 wraps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690505273, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.