Is Pågen Limpan ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed white breads
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour, water, sifted rye flour 17%, syrup 14%, sourdough on rye, wheat, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), rapeseed oil, scalded wheat flour, yeast, malt of barley, salt (processing marker)
As written on the pack
wheat flour, water, sifted rye flour (17%), syrup (14%), sourdough on wholegrain rye and wheat, wheat gluten, rapeseed oil, scalded wheat flour, yeast, malt of barley, 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.
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.
Among 367 white breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 86% of the white breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070338188, last edited 23 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.