Is semper gluten free cheese flavour crackers 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:

  • 65 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Goda som snacks både till vardag och fest! SE Salta kex med ostsmak, ingredienser (Rismjöl), kokosolja (processing marker), majsstärkelse (processing marker), quinoa, majsmjöl, risstärkelse (processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (xantan (ultra-processing marker), gummi), salt (processing marker) 1.4% (med jod), kryddor (lök, vitpeppar, vitlöks), bakpulver (ammoniumbikarbonat, natrium, bikarbonat), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (solroslecitin), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), antioxidationsmedel (extrakt av rosmarin, tokoferolrika extrakt), Förvaring (Torrt), ej över normal rumstemperatur, Kartongen sorteras som pappersförpackning, Innerpåse sorteras som plastförpackning, Herkullinen välipalan ja juhlaan! FI Juustonmakuiset suolakeksit, gluteeniton, maidoton, ainekset (Riisijauho), kookosöljy, maissitärkkelys, kvinoajauho, maissijauho, riisitärkkelys, glukoosisiirappi, sakeuttamisaine (ksantaanikumi), jodioitu suola 1.4%, mausteet (sipulijauhe, valkopippuri, valkosipulijauhe), nostatusaineet (ammonium, bikarbonaatti, natriumbikarbonaatti), emulgointiaine (auringonkukkalesitiini), luontainen aromi, hapettumisenestoaine (rosmariiniuute, tokoferolipitoinen uute), Säilytys (Kuivassa), huoneenlämpötilassa, Pakkauspussin voi lajitella muoveihin ja laatikon keräyskartonkeihin

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Goda som snacks både till vardag och fest! SE Salta kex med ostsmak, glutenfri, mjölkfri, INGREDIENSER: Rismjöl, kokosolja, majsstärkelse, quinoamjöl, majsmjöl, risstärkelse, glukossirap, förtjockningsmedel (xantan - gummi), salt (med jod) 1,4%, kryddor (lökpulver, vitpeppar, vitlökspulver), bakpulver (ammoniumbikarbonat, natrium - bikarbonat), emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), naturlig arom, antioxidationsmedel (extrakt av rosmarin, tokoferolrika extrakt), Förvaring: Torrt, ej över normal rumstemperatur, Kartongen sorteras som pappersförpackning, Innerpåse sorteras som plastförpackning, Herkullinen välipalan ja juhlaan! FI Juustonmakuiset suolakeksit, gluteeniton, maidoton, AINEKSET: Riisijauho, kookosöljy, maissitärkkelys, kvinoajauho, maissijauho, riisitärkkelys, glukoosisiirappi, sakeuttamisaine (ksantaanikumi), jodioitu suola (1,4%), mausteet (sipulijauhe, valkopippuri, valkosipulijauhe), nostatusaineet (ammonium - bikarbonaatti, natriumbikarbonaatti), emulgointiaine (auringonkukkalesitiini), luontainen aromi, hapettumisenestoaine (rosmariiniuute, tokoferolipitoinen uute), Säilytys: Kuivassa, huoneenlämpötilassa, Pakkauspussin voi lajitella muoveihin ja laatikon keräyskartonkeihin,

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310100558633, last edited 17 September 2022), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.