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Is ICA Gurksallad ultra-processed?

200 g Prepared salads Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Gurksallad

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed prepared salads

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

Gurkmix 55% (gurka 44%, socker, ättika, lök 1.5%, paprika 0.5%, salt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, senapsfrö, konserveringsmedel (e202, e211), stabiliseringsmedel (e509), kryddextrakt (cayennepeppar), basilika, kryddnejlika, färgämne (e141, e101)), majonnäs (rapsolja, vatten, äggula, socker, salt, stabiliseringsmedel (e415), konserveringsmedel (e202, e211), syra (e270)), senap (vatten, gult senapsfrö, socker, ättika, salt, konserveringsmedel (e202), cayennepeppar)

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Gurkmix 55% (gurka 44%, socker, ättika, lök 1,5%, paprika 0,5%, salt, modifierad potatisstärkelse, senapsfrö, konserveringsmedel (E202, E211), stabiliseringsmedel (E509), kryddextrakt (cayennepeppar), basilika, kryddnejlika, färgämne (E141, E101)), majonnäs (rapsolja, vatten, äggula, socker, salt, stabiliseringsmedel (E415), konserveringsmedel (E202, E211), syra (E270)), senap (vatten, gult senapsfrö, socker, ättika, salt, konserveringsmedel (E202), cayennepeppar).

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.

  • E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.
7 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.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 224 prepared salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 205th. 60% of the prepared salads 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 224 prepared salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690145998, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.