Is Pågen Hönö Färsk Skärgårdskaka ultra-processed?

750 g Wheat flatbreads Sold in Sweden and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

17 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed wheat flatbreads

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, socker (processing marker), siktat rågmjöl, rapsolja, fullkornsrågmjöl, vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), fullkornsvetemjöl, vetemjöl, jäst, emulgeringsmedel mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror (solros, raps), bakpulver (hjorthornssalt), malt av korn, salt (processing marker)

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, vatten, socker, siktat rågmjöl, rapsolja, fullkornsrågmjöl, vetegluten, fullkornsvetemjöl, skållat vetemjöl, jäst, vegetabiliskt emulgeringsmedel mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror (solros, raps), bakpulver (hjorthornssalt), malt av korn och salt.

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.

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

Among 149 wheat flatbreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 92% of the wheat flatbreads 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 149 wheat flatbreads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070337297, last edited 26 September 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.