Is Melis delikatess gurka ultra-processed?

2550 g 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

13 ingredients
1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Gurka 52%, vatten, socker (processing marker), vinäger, salt (processing marker), kryddor (gula senapsfrön, dill, röd paprika, lök), stabilisator (kalciumklorid), aromer (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Gurka 52%. vatten, socker. vinäger, salt, kryddor (gula senapsfrön, dill, röd paprika, lök), stabilisator (kalciumklorid), aromer

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8699073292638, 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.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.