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Is Pågen Grahamsbröd ultra-processed?

650 g Toasts Sold in Sweden

Pack of Pågen Grahamsbröd

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed toasts

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

Fullkornsgrahamsmjöl 48% (fullkornsvetemjöl), vatten, vetegluten, sirap, surdeg på vete, vetemjöl, rapsolja, vetekli, malt av korn, jäst, salt, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Fullkornsgrahamsmjöl (fullkornsvetemjöl) 48%, vatten, vetegluten, sirap, surdeg på vete, vetemjöl, kallpressad rapsolja, vetekli, malt av korn, jäst, salt, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 toasts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 87% of the toasts 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 23 toasts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070004083, last edited 4 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.