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Is Pärsons Vegoskivor original ultra-processed?

100 g Prepared meat cuts substitutes Sold in Sweden

Pack of Pärsons Vegoskivor original

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed meat analogues

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

Äggvita 78%, rapsolja, vatten, e407, e410, e415, salt, kryddor (bland annat koriander, ingefära, lök), dextros, e202, e262, e270, kryddextrakt, av rädisa, e160a, jästextrakt, arom, Kokt produkt, Ursprung

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E262 Sodium acetates , E270 Lactic acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Äggvita* 78 %, rapsolja*, vatten, förtjockningsmedel (E407; E410; E415), salt, kryddor (bl.a. koriander, ingefära, lök), dextros, konserveringsmedel (E202; E262; E270), kryddextrakt, färgämne (koncentrat av rädisa, E160a), jästextrakt, arom. Kokt produkt. *Ursprung: Sverige.

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 prepared meat cuts substitutes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 100% of the prepared meat cuts substitutes 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 18 prepared meat cuts substitutes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7330797077620, last edited 2 October 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.