Is Pågen RågLevain ultra-processed?

650 g Sourdough sliced 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

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed sourdough sliced breads

Rustic White Sourdough Wild Origins 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Jason's Sourdough Jason's Sourdough 16 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Sliced White Sourdough Bread with Protein Jasons 14 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Protein Sourdough Toasting Loaf Aldi Specially Selected 27 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, surdeg på fullkornsråg 10%, fullkornsdurumvete 10%, rågkärnor, vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), fullkornsrågmjöl, vetekli, malt av korn, jäst, salt (processing marker), mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, vatten, surdeg på fullkornsråg* och fullkornsdurumvete* (10%), groddade rågkärnor*, vetegluten, fullkornsrågmjöl*, vetekli, malt av korn, jäst, salt, mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra). *Fullkornsingrediens.

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 14 sourdough sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 64% of the sourdough sliced 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 14 sourdough sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070008432, last edited 30 July 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.