Is Unilever Päron splitt ultra-processed?

420 g Ice pops 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
Emulsifier
Flavouring
Glucose
Glucose syrup
Whey
and 6 more

22 ingredients
9 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed ice pops

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

skummjölk, vatten, päronjuice framställd av koncentrat 18%, socker (processing marker), glukos-fruktossirap (ultra-processing marker), druvjuice framställd av koncentrat 3.5%, kokosfett (processing marker), vasslepulver (ultra-processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), karragenan (ultra-processing marker), pektin, fruktkärnmjöl), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (mono- och diglycerider av vegetabiliska fettsyror (ultra-processing marker)), arom (ultra-processing marker), färgämnen (ultra-processing marker) (klorofyllkopparkomplex, kurkumin (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E141i Copper complexes of chlorophylls , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E440a Pectin , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , mono- and diglycerides of vegetable fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins.

As written on the pack

SKUMMJÖLK, vatten, päronjuice framställd av koncentrat (18%), socker, glukos-fruktossirap, druvjuice framställd av koncentrat (3,5%), kokosfett, vasslepulver (MJÖLK), glukossirap, stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl, karragenan, pektin, fruktkärnmjöl), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av vegetabiliska fettsyror), arom, färgämnen (klorofyllkopparkomplex, kurkumin).

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.

E100 Curcumin 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.
E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins 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.
E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
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.

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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.

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.
Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 ice pops

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 75% of the ice pops 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 24 ice pops, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8711327549364, 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.