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Is Rydbergs Ishavsröra ultra-processed?

400 g Refrigerated meals Sold in Sweden

Pack of Rydbergs Ishavsröra

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

Rapsolja, surimi 28% (fisk, äggvita, vatten, potatisstärkelse, salt, socker, krabbarom, färgämne (paprikaextrakt, karmin)), vatten, lök, äggula, räkor 2.8%, senapsfrö, dill, gräslök, pepparrot, socker, salt, vitpeppar, gurkmeja, cayennepeppar, libbsticka, ättika, stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl, xantangummi), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat, kaliumsorbat)

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Rapsolja, surimi 28% (fisk, äggvita, vatten, potatisstärkelse, salt, socker, krabbarom, färgämne (paprikaextrakt, karmin)), vatten, lök, äggula, räkor 2,8%, senapsfrö, dill, gräslök, pepparrot, socker, salt, vitpeppar, gurkmeja, cayennepeppar, libbsticka, ättika, stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl, xantangummi), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), konserveringsmedel (natriumbensoat, kaliumsorbat).

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 refrigerated meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 42nd. 61% of the refrigerated meals 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 44 refrigerated meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7313161420741, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.