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Is Lönnebergare Cheddar & Jalapeno ultra-processed?

270 g Sausages Sold in Sweden

Pack of Lönnebergare Cheddar & Jalapeno

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed sausages

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

Griskött 80%, vatten, potatismjöl, cheddarost 2.5%, kryddor (jalapeño, ingefära, koriander, muskotblomma, peppar, citronskal, paprika, gurkmeja, chili), salt, druvsocker, jästextrakt, kryddextrakt, stabiliseringsmedel (natrium, tetranatrium-difosfat), antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit)

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite

As written on the pack

Griskött 80%, vatten, potatismjöl, CHEDDAROST 2.5%, kryddor (jalapeño, ingefära, koriander, muskotblomma, peppar, citronskal, paprika, gurkmeja, chili), salt, druvsocker, jästextrakt, kryddextrakt, stabiliseringsmedel (natrium/tetranatrium-difosfat) antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), konserveringsmedel (natriumnitrit).

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
6 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.

  • 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.
  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 86th. 80% of the sausages 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 337 sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310628002540, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.