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Is Nygårda Julmust ultra-processed?

33cl Sold in Sweden

Pack of Nygårda Julmust

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
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

kolsyrat vatten, färgämne (e150C), naturlig humle, och MALTAROM (från korn), surhets, reglerande medel citronsyra, kryddextrakt, aromämnen, konserveringsmedel (e211), sötningsmedel (aspartam, sackarin, spendrups bryggeri ab konsumentkontakt), 020-78 98 51, www.spendrups.se

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E211 Sodium benzoate , E951 Aspartame , E954 Saccharin and its salts

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

KOLSYRAT VATTEN, FÄRGÄMNE E150C, NATURLIG HUMLE - OCH MALTAROM (FRÅN KORN), SURHETS - REGLERANDE MEDEL CITRONSYRA, KRYDDEXTRAKT, AROMÄMNEN, KONSERVERINGSMEDEL E211, SÖTNINGSMEDEL ASPARTAM OCH SACKARIN. INNEHÅLLER EN KÄLLA TILL FENYLALANIN. SPENDRUPS BRYGGERI AB KONSUMENTKONTAKT: 020-78 98 51. WWW.SPENDRUPS.SE.

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • E954 Saccharin and its salts Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310401041834, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.