Is Ica Lingonsylt ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 3 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Ingredienser (Lingon), vatten, socker, förtjockningsmedel (e440 (ultra-processing marker)), konserveringsmedel (e202 (processing marker), e211), Fruktmängd (per, Total mängd socker 34 g varav tillsatt socker 30 g per 100 g sylt, Ursprung lingon), Sverige
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
Ingredienser: Lingon, vatten, socker, förtjockningsmedel (E440), konserveringsmedel (E202, E211). Fruktmängd: 35 g per 100 g. Total mängd socker 34 g varav tillsatt socker 30 g per 100 g sylt. Ursprung lingon: Sverige.
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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
1 ingredient 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690081951, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.