Is ICA Club Kyckling ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 69 ingredients
- 9 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sandwichbröd 47% (vetemjöl, vatten, surdeg (vetemjöl, vatten), sirap, rapsolja, jäst, salt (processing marker)), clubröra med kyckling 41%, clubröra, färskost (processing marker) (skummjölk, grädde, salt (processing marker), mjölksyrakultur), majonnäs (processing marker), rapsolja, vatten, ägg, socker (processing marker), gult senapsfrö, ättika, salt (processing marker), kryddor, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker)), surhetsreglerande-medel (e270, e330), stabiliseringsmedel (e412 (ultra-processing marker), e415 (ultra-processing marker)), bacon (sidfläsk av gris, antioxidationsmedel (e301, e331), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker))), dijonsenap (vatten, senapsfrö, vinäger, salt (processing marker), konserverings, medel (e224 sulfit)), persilja, joderat salt (processing marker), svartpeppar, kyckling 29% (kycklinglårfilé, raps, solrosolja (processing marker), salt (processing marker), potatisstärkelse (processing marker), antioxidantmedel (e301, e331)), rödlök 6% (rödlök, socker (processing marker), rödvinsvinäger), sallad 6%, "Fött, uppfött och slaktat i Sverige
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E250 Sodium nitrite , E270 Lactic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
Sandwichbröd 47% (vetemjöl, vatten, surdeg (vetemjöl, vatten), sirap, rapsolja, jäst, salt), clubröra med kyckling 41% (clubröra (färskost (skummjölk, grädde, salt, mjölksyrakultur), majonnäs (rapsolja, vatten, ägg, socker, gult senapsfrö, ättika, salt, kryddor, konserveringsmedel (E202), surhetsreglerande - medel (E270, E330), stabiliseringsmedel (E412, E415), bacon (sidfläsk av gris*, antioxidationsmedel (E301, E331), glukossirap, konserveringsmedel (E250)) dijonsenap (vatten, senapsfrö, vinäger, salt, konserverings - medel (E224 sulfit)), persilja, joderat salt, svartpeppar), kyckling 29% (kycklinglårfilé*, raps och solrosolja, salt, potatisstärkelse, antioxidantmedel (E301, E331))), picklad rödlök 6% (rödlök, socker, rödvinsvinäger (sulfit)), sallad 6%. "Fött, uppfött och slaktat i Sverige.
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.
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.
9 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690507529, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.