Is Päras Hembageri AB Thekaka ultra-processed?

425 g 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:

Dextrose
Emulsifier
Flavouring
Glucose
Gluten
E412 Guar gum
and 2 more

35 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

Dalabakat, Thekaka 10-Pack Ingrediensförteckning (vetenjöl), vatten, margarin (olja och fett (palm, raps), vatten, emulgeringsmedel mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror, salt (processing marker), surhetsreglerandemedel, citronsyra, arom (ultra-processing marker)), socker (processing marker), jäst, salt (processing marker), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e471 (ultra-processing marker), e472e (ultra-processing marker), solros lecitin), vetegluten (ultra-processing marker), dextros (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (e412 (ultra-processing marker)), surdegspulver av VETE, olja (raps), "Mjölbehandlingsmedel (e300), enzym, klump förebyggandemedel e535, mjölbehandlingsmedel (e300), VETEmaltmjöl

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Dalabakat - Thekaka 10-Pack Ingrediensförteckning: VETENJÖL, vatten, margarin (vegetabilisk olja och fett (palm, raps), vatten, emulgeringsmedel mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror, salt, surhetsreglerandemedel, citronsyra, arom), socker, jäst, salt, emulgeringsmedel (E471, E472 e,solros lecitin), VETEGLUTEN, dextros, stabiliseringsmedel (E412), surdegspulver av VETE, vegetabilisk olja (raps), "Mjölbehandlingsmedel (E300), enzym, klump förebyggandemedel E 535, mjölbehandlingsmedel (E300), VETEmaltmjöl.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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 2,388 breads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2315th. 71% of the 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 2,388 breads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350010651147, last edited 23 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.