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Is Tulip Parisian Style Toast - Ham & Cheese ultra-processed?

200 g Ham and cheese sandwiches Sold in Sweden

Pack of Tulip Parisian Style Toast - Ham & Cheese

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:

  • 47 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed cheese sandwiches

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

Bröd 62% (vetemjöl vatten, jodsalt, jäst, surdegspulver (vete)), Skinka 15% (tillsatt vatten, sammanfogade bitar av kött, kokt (griskött 74%, vatten), grisprotein, salt, stabiliserings, medel (e451), dextros, potatisstärkelse, e301, kaliumklorid konserveringsmedel (e250)), Ost 13%, ost (mjölk, ostlöpe, startkultur, salt, e251), e160a, e160b, vatten, e331, smör, mjölkprotein, salt, färg, ämne (e160a), margarin 10% (rapsolja, vatten, e471, salt, fullhärdad rapsolja, aromämnen, e270)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160b Annatto , E250 Sodium nitrite , E251 Sodium nitrate , E270 Lactic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E331 Sodium citrates , E451 Triphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Bröd 62% (vetemjöl vatten, jodsalt, jäst, surdegspulver (vete).) Skinka 15%, (tillsatt vatten, sammanfogade bitar av kött, kokt: griskött (74%). vatten, grisprotein, salt, stabiliserings - medel (E451), dextros, potatisstärkelse. antioxidationsmedel (E301). kaliumklorid konserveringsmedel (E250).) Ost 13% (ost ((83%) (mjölk, ostlöpe, startkultur, salt, konserveringsmedel (E251)). färgämne (E160a, E160b)). vatten, smältsalt (E331), smör, mjölkprotein, salt, färg - ämne (E160a).) Vegetabiliskt margarin 10% (rapsolja, vatten, emulgeringsmedel (E471), salt, fullhärdad rapsolja, aromämnen, surhetsreglerande medel (E270).)

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
9 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.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite 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.
  • E251 Sodium nitrate 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 ham and cheese sandwiches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 88% of the ham and cheese sandwiches 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 8 ham and cheese sandwiches, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5707196258059, 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.