Is Lindahls Protein Kvarg Cookies & Cream ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Milk proteins
- Modified starch
- E412 Guar gum
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E950 Acesulfame k
- and 1 more
- 17 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed quarks
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
mjölk, vatten, vassleprotein (ultra-processing marker), chokladbitar 0.5% (kakaosmör (processing marker), kakaopulver, socker (processing marker)), modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam K (ultra-processing marker), aspartam (ultra-processing marker), förtjocknings medel (guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), xantangummi (ultra-processing marker)), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), mjölksyra, mjölksyrakultur, kaliumsorbat (processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Högpastöriserad mjölk, vatten, vassleprotein, 0,5% chokladbitar (kakaosmör, kakaopulver, socker), modifierad majsstärkelse, sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, aspartam), förtjocknings medel (guarkärnmjöl, xantangummi), naturlig arom, syra (mjölksyra), mjölksyrakultur, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat)
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
4 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Among 64 quarks
From least to most processed, this one ranks 58th. 73% of the quarks here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310867004824, last edited 9 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.