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Is Mackays Lime curd ultra-processed?

Lemon curds Sold in the United States and Sweden

Pack of Mackays Lime curd

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed lemon curds

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

Socker, hela AGG (pastóriserad), smor (av MJOLK), modifierad majsstärkelse, limesaft 1% (av koncentrat), citronsaft (av koncentrat), geleringsmedel (fruktpektin), Surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), emulgeringsmedel (e475), meofja, Ursprungsland Skottland

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Socker, hela AGG (pastóriserad), smor (av MJOLK), modifierad majsstärkelse, limesaft (1%) (av koncentrat), citronsaft (av koncentrat), geleringsmedel: fruktpektin, Surhetsreglerande medel: citronsyra, emulgeringsmedel:E475, meofja. Ursprungsland Skottland.

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.

  • E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
  • 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.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 lemon curds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 82% of the lemon curds 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 11 lemon curds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0637793001060, 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.