Lekvar Plum Strudel Roll

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lekvar Plum Strudel Roll scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Emulsifiers (Hydrated Glycerol Mono-Stearate (Water And Monoglycerides With Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid)): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Lekvar Plum Strudel Roll's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Apple Sauce (Apple, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Ascorbic Acid).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Plum Filling { [Water, Prunes (Prepared With Sulfur Dioxide), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Apple Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.