Is Spisa By Bosphorus Räkiga Nudlar ultra-processed?

350 g Prepared salads Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Thickener
E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate
E160a Carotene
E160c Paprika extract
E412 Guar gum
and 1 more

38 ingredients
8 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared salads

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

Glasnudlar 29%, morot 19%, räkor 15%, sallad 12%, mungbönor, äppelcidervinäger, ättiksprit, rapsolja, SOJAbönor, vete, SESAMolja (processing marker), lök, ÄGGula, SENAPsfrö, vinäger, chili, majsmjöl, lime, vitlök, SESAMfrö, vatten, salt (processing marker), socker (processing marker), kryddor, konserverings, medel (kaliumdiSULFIT, kaliumsorbat (processing marker)), förtjockningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), xantangummi (ultra-processing marker), acetylerat distärkelseadipat (ultra-processing marker)), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (karamellsockerkulör, karotener (ultra-processing marker), paprikaoleoresin (ultra-processing marker)), surhetsreglerande medel (ättiksyra)

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E224 Potassium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Glasnudlar 29%, morot 19%, RÄKOR 15%, sallad 12%, mungbönor, äppelcidervinäger, ättiksprit, rapsolja, SOJAbönor, VETE, SESAMolja, lök, ÄGGula, SENAPsfrö, vinäger, chili, majsmjöl, lime, vitlök, SESAMfrö, vatten, salt, socker, kryddor, konserverings - medel (kaliumdiSULFIT, kaliumsorbat), förtjockningsmedel (guarkärnmjöl, xantangummi, acetylerat distärkelseadipat), färgämne(karamellsockerkulör, karotener, paprikaoleoresin), surhetsreglerande medel (ättiksyra ).

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.

E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
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.

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Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

5 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.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
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 224 prepared salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 215th. 60% of the prepared salads 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 224 prepared salads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350018345642, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.