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Is OLW Cheez Doodles Super Big Onion Fusion ultra-processed?

200g Cheese doodles Sold in Norway

Pack of OLW Cheez Doodles Super Big Onion Fusion

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

Majsmjöl, vegetabilisk olja2, ost 13% (ost 11.05%, vasslepulver (från mjölk), salt, färgämne (betakaroten, paprikaextrakt)), kryddblandning (socker, vasslepulver (från mjölk), maltodextrin, vitlök, paprika, gräslök, potatisstärkelse, jästextrakt, salt, rödlök, persilja, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), arom, kryddextrakt (lök)), kärnmjölk, potatisstärkelse, salt, 2 För info om vilken olja som använts se www, olw, se, ravaror

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Majsmjöl, vegetabilisk olja2, 13% ostpulver (85% ost, vasslepulver (från mjölk), salt, färgämne (betakaroten, paprikaextrakt)), kryddblandning (socker, vasslepulver (från mjölk), maltodextrin, vitlök, paprika, gräslök, potatisstärkelse, jästextrakt, salt, rödlök, persilja, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), arom, kryddextrakt (lök)), kärnmjölkpulver, potatisstärkelse, salt, 2 För info om vilken olja som använts se www,olw,se/ravaror

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
5 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 cheese doodles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 100% of the cheese doodles 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 10 cheese doodles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340005406579, last edited 21 March 2025), 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.