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Is Spar marmar ultra-processed?

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Pack of Spar marmar

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Socker, ägg, vetemjöl, vete stärkelse, rapsolja, palmfen, glycerol, sorbitoler, sött vasslepulver, kakaopulver med låg fetthalt, r సంపి mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror, Salt, syraregulator (natriumacetater)

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Socker, ägg, vetemjöl, vete stärkelse, rapsolja, palmfen• glycerol, sorbitoler, sött vasslepulver, kakaopulver med låg fetthalt, r సంపి mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror, Salt, syraregulator: natriumacetater, Denna produkt kan innehalla spar av nötter.

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.

  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
2 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 16050181, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.