Is Läkerol Licorice pastilles ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 16 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (maltitoler (ultra-processing marker), sorbitoler (ultra-processing marker), steviolglykosider (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum (ultra-processing marker)), ammoniumklorid (=salmiak), lakritsextrakt, aromer (ultra-processing marker), fläderbärsekstrakt, vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker) (kokos, raps), ytbehandlingsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (karnaubavax (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E414 Acacia gum , E420 Sorbitol , E510 Ammonium chloride , E903 Carnauba wax , E960 Steviol glycosides , E965 Maltitol
As written on the pack
sötningsmedel (maltitoler, sorbitoler, steviolglykosider), stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum), ammoniumklorid (=salmiak), lakritsextrakt, aromer, fläderbärsekstrakt, vegetabiliska oljor (kokos, raps), ytbehandlingsmedel (karnaubavax). Överdriven konsumtion kan ha laxerande verkan.
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.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
- E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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- Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310350116355, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.