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Is Ica Grillost Norrländsk ultra-processed?

300g Cheeses Sold in Sweden

Pack of Ica Grillost Norrländsk

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
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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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

Bulgur 55%, bulgur (vete), marin (vatten, salt, rapsolja, vitvinsvinäger, modifierad potatisstärkelse, konserveringsmedel (e202, e211)), grönsaker (zucchini, aubergine, paprika, lök, solrosolja, olivolja, basilika, salt), yoghurt (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, mjölkprotein, yoghurtkultur), persilja, sambal (spansk peppar, vitlök, koriander, salt, kummin), tomat (tomat, klumpförebyggandemedel (e551)), kryddblandning (sumac, sesamfrön, oregano, timjan, havssalt, aleppopeppar, spiskummin, korianderfrö), joderat salt, grillost 16% (komjölk, salt, mynta, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (mikrobiellt)), pitabröd 28% (vetemjöl, torrjäst, socker, salt, emuleringsmedel (e471)), sallad 12% (vitkål, frisse, och rosésallad, morot, rödkål), rödlök 5% (rödlök, socker, rödvinsvinäger)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

Bulgur 55% (bulgur (vete), marin (vatten, salt, rapsolja, vitvinsvinäger, modifierad potatisstärkelse, konserveringsmedel (E202, E211))), grönsaker (zucchini, aubergine, paprika, lök, solrosolja, olivolja, basilika, salt), yoghurt (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, mjölkprotein, yoghurtkultur), persilja, sambal (spansk peppar, vitlök, koriander, salt och kummin), tomatpulver (tomatpulver, klumpförebyggandemedel (E551)), kryddblandning (sumac, rostade sesamfrön, oregano, timjan, havssalt, aleppopeppar, spiskummin, korianderfrö), joderat salt), grillost 16% (pastöriserad komjölk, salt, mynta, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (mikrobiellt)) pitabröd 28% (vetemjöl, torrjäst, socker, salt, emuleringsmedel (E471)), sallad 12% (vitkål, frisse - och rosésallad, morot, rödkål), picklad rödlök 5% (rödlök. socker, rödvinsvinäger (sulfit)).

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.

  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
10 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.
  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • 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.
  • 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 1,224 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1103rd. 38% of the cheeses 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 1,224 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690505310, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.