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Is ICA Fiskgratäng Skaldjurssås ultra-processed?

350 g Fish gratin Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Fiskgratäng Skaldjurssås

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:

  • 76 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fish gratin

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

Potatismos 50% (Vatten), potatis (potatis, mjölkpulver, salt, gräddpulver, emulgeringsmedel (e471, e450), antioxidationsmedel (e300, e304, natriumdisulfit), smörarom, svartpepparextrakt), skummjölkspulver, smör (grädde, mjölksyrakultur, salt), salt, pepparextrakt, Fisk 26% (Renskurna filéer av Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), Sås 24%), Vatten, gräddpulver, räkor 1.5% (Pandalus borealis), hummerfond (vatten, salt, tomatpuré, vitt vin, fisk, konjak, selleri, konserveringsmedel (e270), hummer, färgämne (e160a), grönsaksextrakt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, konserveringsmedel (e202), svartpepparextrakt, arom, mejram), havsmix 1.3% (Alaska pollock, vatten, vetestärkelse, äggvita, salt, risvin, krabbextrakt, arom, socker, färgämne (e120, e170)), smör (grädde, mjölksyrakultur, salt), modifierad majsstärkelse, purjolök, hummerkött 0.3% (Homarus americanus), sherry, arom, salt, pepparextrakt

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160a Carotene , E170 Calcium carbonates , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Potatismos 50%: Vatten, potatispulver (potatis, mjölkpulver, salt, gräddpulver, emulgeringsmedel (E471, E450), antioxidationsmedel (E300, E304, natriumdisulfit), smörarom, svartpepparextrakt), skummjölkspulver, smör (grädde, mjölksyrakultur, salt), salt, pepparextrakt. Fisk 26%: Renskurna filéer av Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma). Sås 24%: Vatten, gräddpulver, räkor (Pandalus borealis) 1,5%, hummerfond (vatten, salt, tomatpuré, vitt vin, fisk, konjak, selleri, konserveringsmedel (E270), hummer, färgämne (E160a), grönsaksextrakt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, konserveringsmedel (E202), svartpepparextrakt, arom, mejramextrakt), havsmix 1,3% (Alaska pollock, vatten, vetestärkelse, äggvita, salt, risvin, krabbextrakt, arom, socker, färgämne (E120, E170)), smör (grädde, mjölksyrakultur, salt), modifierad majsstärkelse, purjolök, hummerkött (Homarus americanus) 0,3%, sherry, arom, salt, pepparextrakt.

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 fish gratin

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 81% of the fish gratin 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 16 fish gratin, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690034223, 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.