Is Pågen Guldkorn ultra-processed?

500 g Rye-and-wheat breads 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:

Gluten

19 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed rye-and-wheat breads

Danskt Rågbröd / Pågen Rågbröd Pågen 13 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Ryvita Sweet Onion crunchy rye breads Ryvita 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Finest rye sourdough rolls 3pk Coles 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Rye and Mixed Seed Sourdough Bread Finest 16 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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, siktat rågmjöl, sirap, fullkornsvetemjöl, surdeg på fullkornsråg, och vete, fullkornsråg, vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), vetemjöl, havremjöl, kornmjöl, rapsolja, vetegroddar, malt av korn och vete, jäst, salt (processing marker), mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, vatten, siktat rågmjöl, sirap, fullkornsvetemjöl, surdeg på fullkornsråg, och vete, klippt fullkornsråg, vetegluten, skållat vetemjöl, havremjöl, kornmjöl, rapsolja, vetegroddar, malt av korn och vete, 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 12 rye-and-wheat breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 67% of the rye-and-wheat breads 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 12 rye-and-wheat breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070330328, last edited 20 June 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.