Is ICA Tortellini Ost och skinka ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 63 ingredients
- 4 additives
Less processed tortelloni
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, ägg, durumvetemjöl", ricottaost (processing marker) (vassle (ultra-processing marker) (från mjölk), grädde, salt (processing marker), surhetsregle, rande medel (e330)), vatten, kokt skinka (griskött, vatten, salt (processing marker), potatisstärkelse (processing marker), dextros (ultra-processing marker), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (e407 (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidationsmedel (e301), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker))), ströbröd (vetemjöl, salt (processing marker), jäst), solrosolja (processing marker), vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker) (från mjölk), mozzarellaost (processing marker) (mjölk, salt (processing marker), mjölkkoagulerande enzym (mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), Grana Padano (processing marker) (mjölk, kalvlöpe, salt (processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (lysozym från ägg)), fiber (psyllium, bambu), potatisstärkelse (processing marker), salt (processing marker), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), svartpeppar, Ägg från frigående höns inomhus, Innehåller totalt 38% vetemjöl, ägg 14%, durumvetemjöl 9.5%, ricotta (processing marker) 9%, skinka 5.9%, mozzarella (processing marker) 2.4%, Grana Padano (processing marker) 1.5%, Odlat i EU, Fött, uppfött och slaktat i EU, Ursprung EU
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl, ägg, durumvetemjöl", ricottaost (vassle (från mjölk), grädde, salt, surhetsregle - rande medel (E330)), vatten, kokt skinka (griskött**, vatten, salt, potatisstärkelse, dextros, naturlig arom, stabiliseringsmedel (E407), antioxidationsmedel (E301), konserveringsmedel (E250)), ströbröd (vetemjöl, salt, jäst), solrosolja, vasslepulver (från mjölk), mozzarellaost (mjölk***, salt, mjölkkoagulerande enzym (mikrobiellt), syrningskultur), Grana Padano SUB (mjölk, kalvlöpe, salt, konserveringsmedel (lysozym från ägg)), vegetabilisk fiber (psyllium, bambu), potatisstärkelse, salt, naturlig arom, svartpeppar. Kan innehålla spår av kräftdjur, fisk, soja, selleri, senap, pistagenötter och valnötter. Ägg från frigående höns inomhus. Innehåller totalt 38% vetemjöl, 14% ägg, 9,5% durumvetemjöl, 9% ricotta, 5,9% skinka, 2,4% mozzarella, 1,5% Grana Padano SUB. *Odlat i EU/icke-EU. **Fött, uppfött och slaktat i EU. ***Ursprung EU.
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
- E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 15 tortelloni
From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 87% of the tortelloni here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690513742, last edited 7 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.