Is Pärsons Cognacs medwurst ultra-processed?

Sausages 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:

Colour
Milk proteins
E120 Cochineal

17 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed sausages

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

Gris-nötkött 64%, fett från gris, socker (processing marker), mjölkpulver (processing marker), koksalt (processing marker), mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), potatisflingor, cognac, cognacsarom, vitpeppar, ingefära, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e250 (processing marker)), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (e120 (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidationsmedel (e300)

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E250 Sodium nitrite , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Gris-nötkött 64%, fett från gris, socker. MJÖLKPULVER, koksalt, MJÖLKPROTEIN, potatisflingor. cognac. cognacsarom, vitpeppar. ingefära. konserveringsmedel E250, färgämne E120, antioxidationsmedel E300

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.

E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

7 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.

E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 195th. 80% of the sausages 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 337 sausages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7330797088855, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.