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Is Pressbyrån Fralla ost ultra-processed?

1 piece Sandwiches Sold in Sweden

Pack of Pressbyrån Fralla ost

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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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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

Fralla Havre 65%, vetemjöl, vatten, gluten (vete), jäst, solrosfrön 3%, smör, socker, jodsalt, kli (vete), havreflingor 2%, emulgeringsmedel (monoand diglyceriders av fettsyror, mono- och diglyceriders diacetylvinsyraestrar, natriumstearoyl-2-laktylat), färgämnen (karotener, annattoextrakt), sesamfrön 1%, brun linfrö 1%, antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), äggpulver, maltmjöl (vete), arom (innehåll), surdeg (vete), majsstärkelse, dextros, maltmjöl (vete), grönsaksprotein (potatis, ärt), vegetabiliska oljor (solros, raps), vetemjöl, maltodextrin, Ost 23% (koMJÖLK), salt, mjölksyrakultur, löpe, Grönablad 6%, Matfett 6% (grädde), mjölksyrakultur, rapsolja, vatten, salt, vitaminer, vitamin A, vitamin D

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160b Annatto , E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

As written on the pack

Fralla Havre 65% (VETEMJÖL, vatten, gluten (VETE), jäst, solrosfrön (3%}, smör (MJÖLK) (3%), socker, jodsalt, kli (VETE), HAVREFLINGOR (2%), emulgeringsmedel (mono - and diglyceriders av fettsyror, mono - och diglyceriders diacetylvinsyraestrar, natriumstearoyl-2-laktylat), färgämnen (karotener, annattoextrakt), SESAMFRÖN (1%), brun linfrö (1%). antioxidationsmedel (askorbinsyra), ÄGGPULVER, maltmjöl (VETE), arom (innehåll: MJÖLK). surdeg (VETE), majsstärkelse, dextros, rostat maltmjöl (VETE), grönsaksprotein (potatis, ärt), vegetabiliska oljor (solros, raps), fermenterat VETEMJÖL, maltodextrin. Ost: 23% (Pastöriserad koMJÖLK, salt, mjölksyrakultur, löpe). Grönablad 6%. Matfett: 6% (pastöriserad GRÄDDE, mjölksyrakultur), rapsolja, vatten, salt, vitamin A och D). Kan innehålla spår av: nötter, lupin och sojabönor.

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.
  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
  • E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • 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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 324 sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 305th. 82% of the sandwiches 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 324 sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340097935742, 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.