Is Valio Laktosfri Kvarg Jordgubb ultra-processed?

200 g Lean quark 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:

Flavouring
Modified starch
E120 Cochineal
E14xx Modified Starch

10 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed lean quark

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

kvarg (processing marker) (mjölk, syrningskultur), grädde, socker (processing marker), jordgubbar 6%, modifierad stärkelse (ultra-processing marker), aromer (ultra-processing marker), karmin (ultra-processing marker), laktasenzym

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E14XX Modified Starch

As written on the pack

kvarg (pastoriserad mjölk. syrningskultur), pastöriserad grädde, socker, jordgubbar 6%, modifierad stärkelse, aromer, färgämne (karmin), laktasenzym.

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.

E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 lean quark

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 54% of the lean quark 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 13 lean quark, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6408432201837, last edited 12 September 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.