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Is ICA Tzatziki Gurka & Vitlök ultra-processed?

400 g Tzatzikis Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Tzatziki Gurka & Vitlök

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed tzatzikis

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

Grekisk yoghurt 72% (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, mjölkprotein, yoghurtkultur), gurka 20%, vitlök 3%, rapsolja, salt, vatten, konserveringsmedel (e202, e211), ättika

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate

As written on the pack

Grekisk yoghurt 72 % (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, mjölkprotein, yoghurtkultur), gurka 20 %, vitlök 3 %, rapsolja, salt, vatten, konserveringsmedel (E202, E211), ättika.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 tzatzikis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 39% of the tzatzikis 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 18 tzatzikis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690185062, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.