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Is Ica Hamburgerost ultra-processed?

200 g e Cheeses Sold in Sweden

Pack of Ica Hamburgerost

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed cheeses

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

Ost 42% (mjölk, salt, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (animaliskt, mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), skummjölk, skummjölkspulver, smör, cheddarost 6% (mjölk, salt, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (animaliskt, mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), smältsalter (e452, e339), salt, färgämne (e160c), surhetsreglerande medel (e330)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E339 Sodium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

Ost 42% (pastöriserad mjölk*, salt, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (animaliskt, mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), skummjölk*, skummjölkspulver*, smör, cheddarost 6% (pastöriserad mjölk*, salt, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (animaliskt, mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), smältsalter (E452, E339), salt, färgämne (E160c), surhetsreglerande medel (E330)

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
5 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.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,223 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1058th. 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 1,223 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690053736, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.