Is Kavli SkinkOst ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 6 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
hårdost (processing marker) 57%, vatten, svensk varmrökt skinka 8% (skinka, salt (processing marker), glykossirap, antioxidationsmedel (e301), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker))), smältost (processing marker) (smältsalter (e339, e452 (ultra-processing marker))), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker), e211), laktos (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E339 Sodium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates
As written on the pack
hårdost (57%), vatten, svensk varmrökt skinka (8%) (skinka, salt, glykossirap, antioxidationsmedel (E301), konserveringsmedel (E250)), smältost (smältsalter (E339, E452)), konserveringsmedel (E202, E211), laktos
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.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
5 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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311440027667, last edited 21 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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