Is Ica Chokladmjölk ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 7 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed chocolate milks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
mjölk, socker (processing marker) 4.5%, kakaopulver 1%, arom (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (e407 (ultra-processing marker)), vitamin D
Additives: E407 Carrageenan
As written on the pack
UHT-behandlad mjölk, socker 4.5%, kakaopulver 1%, arom, stabiliseringsmedel (E407), vitamin D.
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 68 chocolate milks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 96% of the chocolate milks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690178033, 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.
- 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.