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Is Royal Foods Läckra Surimi ultra-processed?

275 g Surimi Sold in Sweden

Pack of Royal Foods Läckra Surimi

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fish preparations

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

fisk 50% (Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), socker, ägg), vatten, vetestärkelse, majsstärkelse, sojaolja, potatisstärkelse, aromer, socker, salt, sojabönprotein, smakförstärkare (e621), naturliga färgämnen (e160c, e120)

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160c Paprika extract , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

FISKFÄRS 50% (Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), socker, ägg), vatten, vetestärkelse, majsstärkelse, sojaolja, potatisstärkelse, aromer (innehåller kräftdjur), socker, salt, sojabönprotein, smakförstärkare E621, naturliga färgämnen (E160c & E120).

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.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 surimi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 100% of the surimi 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 12 surimi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350013134951, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.