Is Risberg Koreanska Sötpotatisnudlar ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sötpotatisstärkalse 99.9%, konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e296), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e415 (ultra-processing marker)), konsistensmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e401 (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

sötpotatisstärkalse (99,9%), konserveringsmedel E296, förtjockningsmedel E415, konsistensmedel E401,

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.

  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7391693178293, last edited 7 April 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.
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