Is Pirkka Suklaa-kaurapala ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
mjölkchoklad 70% (socker (processing marker), kakaosmör (processing marker), helmjölkspulver (processing marker), kakaomassa, vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker) (mjölkprodukt), sojalecitin, e476 (ultra-processing marker), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker)), havre 30%
Additives: E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
As written on the pack
mjölkchoklad [70 %: socker, kakaosmör, helmjölkspulver, kakaomassa, vasslepulver (mjölkprodukt), emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin, E476), naturlig arom], glutenfri havre (30 %). Kan innehålla spår av nötter och jordnötter.
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.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- 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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 1,328 bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 506th. 89% of the bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6410405131621, last edited 17 March 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.