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Is ICA Kvarg Vanilj ultra-processed?

250 g Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Kvarg Vanilj

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Kvarg (mjölk, grädde, syrningskultur, löpe), vaniljberedning (socker, vatten, stabiliseringsmedel (e440, e410), syra (e330), surhetsreglerande medel (e331), färgämne (e160a), arom, mald vaniljstång, vaniljextrakt)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Kvarg (mjölk, grädde, syrningskultur, löpe), vaniljberedning (socker, vatten, stabiliseringsmedel (E440, E410), syra (E330), surhetsreglerande medel (E331), färgämne (E160a), arom, mald vaniljstång, vaniljextrakt).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690120124, 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.