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Is ICA Naturell Gnocchi ultra-processed?

Potato gnocchi Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Naturell Gnocchi

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed potato gnocchi

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

potatis 85%, vetemjöl 7%, potatisstärkelse, skummjölk, rismjöl, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (e270), konserveringsmedel (e202), arom

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Rehydrerad potatis 85%, vetemjöl 7%, potatisstärkelse, skummjölk, rismjöl, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (E270), konserveringsmedel (E202), arom.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 potato gnocchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 68% of the potato gnocchi 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 28 potato gnocchi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690111627, 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.