Is Kvarnvingen Rågkaka ultra-processed?

900 g Special breads Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Gluten

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed special breads

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

vetemjöl 32%, vatten, siktat rågmjöl 21%, sirap, havremjöl, socker (processing marker), jäst, rapsolja, ättika, salt (processing marker), bakpulver (ammoniumkarbonater), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror2), vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), kornmalt, Svensk ingrediens, fett

As written on the pack

32 % vetemjöl', vatten, 21% siktat rågmjöl¹, sirap', skållat havremjöl', socker, jäst', rapsolja, ättika, salt, bakpulver (ammoniumkarbonater), emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror2) vetegluten, kornmalt. Svensk ingrediens. Från vegetabiliskt fett.

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.

Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 363 special breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 174th. 76% of the special breads 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 363 special breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489265764, 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.