Is Max Frisco Hamburgerbröd ultra-processed?

324 g (4 x 81 g) Hamburger buns 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:

Flavouring
Gluten
Invert sugar
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

21 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed hamburger buns

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, vatten, invertsocker (ultra-processing marker), vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), rapsolja, jäst, mannagryn (vete), potatisflingor, salt (processing marker), veteskållning, potatisstärkelse (processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), e481 (ultra-processing marker), krydda, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), maltmjöl av korn, surdeg (vete), e300, e466 (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl*, vatten*, invertsocker*, vetegluten, rapsolja*, jäst*, mannagryn (vete), potatisflingor, salt, veteskållning*, potatisstärkelse*, vegetabiliskt emulgeringsmedel (E471, E481), krydda, naturlig arom, maltmjöl av korn, torkad surdeg (vete), mjölbehandlingsmedel (E300), stabiliseringsmedel (E466). * Råvaren har svenskt ursprung.

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.

E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 hamburger buns

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 96% of the hamburger buns 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 55 hamburger buns, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311379536292, last edited 18 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.