Is Pågen Tranbärslycka ultra-processed?

650 g 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

20 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed sliced breads

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, fullkornsråg 7%, fullkornsvetemjöl, siktat rågmjöl, surdeg på vete, vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), tranbär 3%, socker (processing marker), solrosfrö 2%, rapsolja, havregryn, äpple, malt av korn, jäst, salt (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), mjölbehandlingsmedel (askorbinsyra)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Vetemjöl, vatten, klippt fullkornsråg* (7%), fullkornsvetemjöl*, siktat rågmjöl, surdeg på vete, vetegluten, tranbär (3%), socker, solrosfrö (2%), rapsolja, havregryn*, äpple, malt av korn, jäst, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), 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.

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 389 sliced breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 145th. 87% of the 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 389 sliced breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311070004137, last edited 2 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.